Definition of progesterone in English:
progesterone
noun prəˈdʒɛstərəʊnproʊˈdʒɛstəˌroʊn
mass nounBiochemistry A steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
Example sentencesExamples
- In girls, the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the ovaries.
- Ovulation will not occur and there will be no formation of a corpus luteum to secrete progesterone and oestrogen.
- The ovaries also produce the female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone.
- During pregnancy, the amount of two female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, increases.
- You stick it on your skin and it releases two hormones - oestrogen and progesterone.
Origin
1930s: blend of progestin and the German synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol).
Definition of progesterone in US English:
progesterone
nounproʊˈdʒɛstəˌroʊnprōˈjestəˌrōn
Biochemistry A steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
Example sentencesExamples
- During pregnancy, the amount of two female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, increases.
- Ovulation will not occur and there will be no formation of a corpus luteum to secrete progesterone and oestrogen.
- The ovaries also produce the female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone.
- In girls, the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the ovaries.
- You stick it on your skin and it releases two hormones - oestrogen and progesterone.
Origin
1930s: blend of progestin and the German synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol).