progesterone

/pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: pro-ges-terone
IPA: /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/

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Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Latin gestāre German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English progesterone From pro- + Latin gestāre (“to bear, to carry”) + English -one.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/
British English: /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛstəɹəʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

progesterones (plural)

Derived Forms

anhydrohydroxyprogesterone antiprogesterone cyproterone dehydroprogesterone dihydroprogesterone haloprogesterone hydroxyprogesterone hyperprogesteronemia methylprogesterone norprogesterone progestational Progesterex

Synonyms

lipo-lutin

Questions

How do you pronounce progesterone?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/.

What does progesterone mean?

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.

Where does progesterone come from?

Etymology tree English pro- Latin gestāre German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English progesterone From pro- + Latin gestāre (“to bear, to carry”) + English -one.

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