Associations to the word «Progesterone»

Wiktionary

PROGESTERONE, noun. (steroid hormone) (uncountable) 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.
PROGESTERONE, noun. (steroid drug) (countable) A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.

Dictionary definition

PROGESTERONE, noun. A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca