progestin
[ proh-jes-tin ]
/ proʊˈdʒɛs tɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
any substance having progesteronelike activity.
Also called
progestogen.
Origin of progestin
Words nearby progestin
progeny,
progeria,
progeroid,
progestational,
progesterone,
progestin,
progestogen,
proglossis,
proglottid,
proglottis,
prognathous
Medical definitions for progestin
progestin
[ prō-jĕs′tĭn ]
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.