medroxyprogesterone acetate

noun

me·droxy·pro·ges·ter·one acetate me-ˌdräk-sē-prō-ˈje-stə-ˌrōn- How to pronounce medroxyprogesterone acetate (audio)

variants or medroxyprogesterone

: a synthetic progesterone C₂₄H₃₄O₄ that is administered by injection as a long-acting contraceptive or is taken orally especially to treat amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding and in conjunction with estrogen to relieve the symptoms of menopause and prevent osteoporosis

Medical Definition

medroxyprogesterone acetate

noun

me·droxy·pro·ges·ter·one acetate me-ˌdräk-sē-prō-ˈjes-tə-ˌrōn- How to pronounce medroxyprogesterone acetate (audio)

variants also medroxyprogesterone

: a synthetic progesterone C₂₄H₃₄O₄ that is administered orally especially to treat amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding and in conjunction with conjugated estrogens to relieve the symptoms of menopause and to prevent osteoporosis and that is administered by injection as a long-acting contraceptive

Note: Medroxyprogesterone acetate is marketed under the trademarks Provera and Depo-Provera and when used in combination with conjugated estrogens, under the trademarks Prempro and Premphase.

单词	medroxyprogesterone acetate
释义	medroxyprogesterone acetate noun me·droxy·pro·ges·ter·one acetate me-ˌdräk-sē-prō-ˈje-stə-ˌrōn- variants or medroxyprogesterone : a synthetic progesterone C₂₄H₃₄O₄ that is administered by injection as a long-acting contraceptive or is taken orally especially to treat amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding and in conjunction with estrogen to relieve the symptoms of menopause and prevent osteoporosis Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The hormone is known as DMPA, for intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, and is marketed by Pfizer under the brand name Depo-Provera. New York Times, 13 June 2019 The shot Depo-Provera, also called the shot, is the brand name for medroxyprogesterone acetate, a form of progestin, the Mayo Clinic says. Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Jan. 2019 Word History Etymology medr-, alteration of methylhydroxyl containing a methyl and hydroxyl group + oxy + progesterone First Known Use 1960, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition medroxyprogesterone acetate noun me·droxy·pro·ges·ter·one acetate me-ˌdräk-sē-prō-ˈjes-tə-ˌrōn- variants also medroxyprogesterone : a synthetic progesterone C₂₄H₃₄O₄ that is administered orally especially to treat amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding and in conjunction with conjugated estrogens to relieve the symptoms of menopause and to prevent osteoporosis and that is administered by injection as a long-acting contraceptive Note: Medroxyprogesterone acetate is marketed under the trademarks Provera and Depo-Provera and when used in combination with conjugated estrogens, under the trademarks Prempro and Premphase.
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medroxyprogesterone acetate

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