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pro·ges·ter·one \prōˈjestəˌrōn\ noun (-s) Etymology: progertin + sterol + -one : a crystalline ketonic steroid progestational hormone C21H30O2 that is obtained from corpus luteum or made synthetically, that is regarded as a biological precursor of corticoid and androgenic hormones, and that is used chiefly in treating functional uterine bleeding; 4-pregnene-3,20-dione |