PROGESTATIONAL

progestational

(adjective) preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum

progestational

(adjective) of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

progestational (not comparable)

(biology, medicine) Describing the phase of the menstrual cycle before gestation and after ovulation, during which progesterone is secreted.

(biology, medicine) Of or pertaining to progesterone.

(biology, medicine) Similar in action to progesterone; progesterone-like.

(biology, medicine) Encouraging or conducive to gestation (said of hormone levels, for example).

(biology, medicine) Relating to the time before gestation; pregestational.

Source: Wiktionary



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