Look up: Progesterone

1. progesterone
   (Humans as organisms) female hormone secreted by the ovaries
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2. progesterone
   [n] - a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary
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3. progesterone
   A female hormone produced in the ovaries. It works with oestrogen to regulate the reproductive cycle.
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4. Progesterone
   Female hormone secreted by the ovaries that affects many parts of the female body, including menstrual cycles and pregnancy.
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5. Progesterone
   A female hormone preparation, used in breast cancer and uterine treatment.
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6. Progesterone
   Female reproductive hormone that is produced in the ovaries.
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7. Progesterone
   One of the two female sex hormones.
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8. Progesterone
   a female sex hormone that plays many important roles in reproduction, including the thickening of the lining of the uterus during the menstrual cycle; and during pregnancy, the functioning of the placenta, and the initiation of labour
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9. Progesterone
   This is the hormone secreted after ovulation by the corpus luteum. It is a steroid (a cholesterol with a funny hat), enters receptive cells to stimulate their growth, and acts as an anabolic agent.
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10. Progesterone
    Hormones are substances secreted directly into the bloodstream and are produced by several glands and organs in the body such as the ovaries, thyroid, pancreas, pituitary, liver and others. Hormones travel through the bloodstream from where they are produced to where they interact with receptors to ...
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11. Progesterone
    Progesterone: A female hormone and the principal progestational hormone that is made mainly by the corpus luteum in the ovary and by the placenta. Progesterone prepares the lining (endometrium) of the uterus (the womb) to receive and sustain the fertilized egg and so permits pregnancy. Similarly ref...
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12. progesterone
    (= luteohormone) Hormone (314 D) produced in the corpus luteum, as an antagonist of oestrogens. Promotes proliferation of uterine mucosa and the implantation of the blastocyst; prevents further follicular development. See Table H3.
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13. progesterone
    <biochemistry, gynaecology> Produced in the corpus luteum, as an antagonist of oestrogens. Promotes proliferation of uterine mucosa and the implantation of the blastocyst, prevents further follicular development. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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14. progesterone
    Lipo-Lutin noun a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
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15. progesterone
    (pro-jes´tә-rōn) a steroid sex hormone that is the principal progestational agent and plays a major part in the menstrual cycle. During the maturation of the secondary oocyte, estrogen, the principal female sex hormone, is produced at a high rate. At ovulation estrogen production is sharply reduced, and the o...
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16. progesterone
    hormone secreted by the female reproductive system that functions mainly to regulate the condition of the inner lining (endometrium) of the uterus. ... [22 related articles]
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17. Progesterone
    A hormone found in females that secreted by the ovaries. The hormone is responsible for regulating a woman's mesntrual cycle. Once an egg has been fertilized by the male sperm, progesterone supports the pregnancy early on. It keeps the uterus from contracting during pregnancy and aids in the growth of the blood vessels in the uterus. Broader ...
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18. progesterone
    progesterone (prōjes'turōn") , female sex hormone that induces secretory changes in the lining of the uterus essential for successful implantation of a fertilized egg. A steroid, progesterone is secreted chiefly by the corpus luteum, a group of cells formed in the ovary after the...
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19. Progesterone
    Progesterone is a hormone that regulates the menstrual cycle in vertebrates.
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20. progesterone
    Type: Term Pronunciation: prō-jes′tĕr-ōn Definitions: 1. An antiestrogenic steroid, believed to be the active principle of the corpus luteum, isolated from the corpus luteum and placenta or synthetically prepared; used to correct abnormalities of the menstrual cycle, as a contra...
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21. progesterone
    Steroid hormone that occurs in vertebrates. In mammals, it regulates the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Progesterone is secreted by the corpus luteum (the ruptured Graafian follicle of a discharged ovum)
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22. Progesterone
    A steroid hormone, C21H30O2, secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary and by the placenta, that acts to prepare the uterus for implantation of the fertilized ovum, to maintain pregnancy, and to promote development of the mammary glands.
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23. Progesterone
    Progesterone has the identical chemical structure to the substance made in a woman's body by the ovarian corpus luteum (gland formed after an egg is ovulated each month). Progesterone is one of the steroid hormones. It is secreted by the corpus luteum and by the placenta and is responsible for prepa...
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24. PROGESTERONE
    Hormone secreted by the corpus luteum, adrenal cortex, and placenta, whose primary function is to prepare the uterus for pregnancy; also called progestin.
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25. Progesterone
    A hormone secreted by the corpus luteum in the second half of the menstrual cycle to stimulate the endometrium and prepare it for implantation and maintain it should pregnancy occur. Progesterone is produced in large quantities by the placenta.
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