progesterone

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n. 孕酮, 孕激素 [化] 孕甾酮

发音

UK /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛstəɹəʊn/
US /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/
US

词形变化

progesterones 复数 progesterones

别名

PROG

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.

    黄体酮

    孕酮

    不可数 化学 生物
  2. 2.

    A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.

    可数 化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

progestin progestogen

整体词 2

pill anovulant

词源

From pro- + Latin gestāre (“to bear, to carry”) + -one.

来源：wiktionary