medroxyprogesterone
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Medroxyprogesterone — This article is about a synthetic progestin ligand. For the clinically prescribed drug, see medroxyprogesterone 17 acetate. Medroxyprogesterone IUPAC name … Wikipedia
medroxyprogesterone — noun a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders • Syn: ↑Provera • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Provera) • Hypernyms: ↑progestin, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment — is a treatment program suggested as a possible way to dimish deviant sexual behaviour in sex offenders. In 1981, in an experiment by the American Psychiatric Association, 48 males with long standing histories of sexually deviant behaviour were… … Wikipedia
Medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate — This article is about the progestin drug. For the less active metabolite, see medroxyprogesterone. Medroxyprogesterone 17 acetate Systematic (IUPAC) name [(6S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14 … Wikipedia
medroxyprogesterone acetate — A progestational agent that is active orally as well as parenterally, and more potent than progesterone; used to control uterine bleeding and, in combination with ethynyl estradiol, as an oral co … Medical dictionary
medroxyprogesterone acetate — me.¦dräksēˌ… noun also medroxyprogesterone Etymology: medr , alteration of methylhydroxyl containing a methyl and hydroxyl group + oxy + progesterone (II) : hormone C24H34O4 that is a derivative of progesterone and is used especially in the… … Useful english dictionary
medroxyprogesterone — /mi drok see proh jes teuh rohn /, n. Pharm. a progesterone derivative, C24H34O4, used in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding and secondary amenorrhea, as a contraceptive of long duration, and in the treatment of certain cancers. [ME(THYL) … Universalium
medroxyprogesterone — n. a synthetic female sex hormone (see progestogen) used to treat menstrual disorders (including amenorrhoea and endometriosis) and certain cancers and in hormone replacement therapy; it is administered by mouth or injection. It is also used as a … Medical dictionary
medroxyprogesterone — me·droxy·progesterone … English syllables
medroxyprogesterone — n. a synthetic female sex hormone (see progestogen) used to treat menstrual disorders (including endometriosis) and certain cancers (especially breast and endometrial cancer) and in hormone replacement therapy; it is administered by mouth or… … The new mediacal dictionary
