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progesterone

/prəˈdʒes.tə.rəʊn/

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noun

/prəˈdʒes.tə.rəʊn/C2formalmedical
  • ruСтероидный гормон, вырабатываемый в яичнике, который подготавливает и поддерживает матку для беременности.

A steroid hormone produced in the ovary that prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy.

uncountable

  1. C1formalmedical

    A steroid hormone produced in the ovaries that prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy.

    ruСтероидный гормон

    • Progesterone levels rise during the second half of the menstrual cycle.
    • Doctors may prescribe progesterone to support early pregnancy.
    • The corpus luteum secretes progesterone after ovulation.
Forms
  • progesterones plural form
  • progesterones' possessive plural form
  • progesterone's possessive singular form