progestogen

[化] 孕激素 [医] 孕激素[类]

发音

UK /pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/
US /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/

词形变化

progestogens 复数 progestogens

别名

progestagen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The steroid hormone progesterone.

    化学 生物
  2. 2.

    Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.

    化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

progestin

上位词 2

steroid sex hormone

下位词 7

progesterone medroxyprogesterone megestrol norethandrolone norethindrone norethynodrel norgestrel

词源

From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941.

来源：wiktionary