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MEDROXYPROGESTERONE

Dictionary entry overview: What does medroxyprogesterone mean?

• MEDROXYPROGESTERONE (noun)
The noun MEDROXYPROGESTERONE has 1 sense:

1. a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders

Familiarity information: MEDROXYPROGESTERONE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MEDROXYPROGESTERONE (noun)

Sense 1

medroxyprogesterone ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

medroxyprogesterone; Provera

Hypernyms ("medroxyprogesterone" is a kind of...):

progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)

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