progestin

[ proh-jes-tin ]
/ proʊˈdʒɛs tɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

any substance having progesteronelike activity.
Also called progestogen.

Origin of progestin

First recorded in 1925–30; pro-1 + gest(ation) + -in2

Medical definitions for progestin

progestin
[ prō-jĕstĭn ]

n.

A natural or synthetic progestational substance that mimics some or all of the actions of progesterone.
A crude hormone of the corpus luteum from which progesterone can be isolated in pure form. No longer in technical use.