progesterone

Noun
  1. A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary;
    Prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy (synset 114770227)
    is a type of: progestin, progestogen - any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
    substance meronym: anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
    same as: lipo-lutin

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