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progestogen-only

progestogen-only adjective: of a contraceptive drug, containing progesterone or other (typically synthetic) progestogens (progestins) without estrogens.

Adjective

progestogen-only (comparative more progestogen-only, superlative most progestogen-only)

  1. (steroids) Of a contraceptive drug, containing progesterone or other (typically synthetic) progestogens (progestins) without estrogens.
    Synonyms:
    progestin-only, progesterone-only

Synonyms of progestogen-only

Forms of progestogen-only

comparativemore progestogen-only
superlativemost progestogen-only

Origin of progestogen-only

First attested in 1969.

Questions about progestogen-only

What does progestogen-only mean?
Progestogen-only means of a contraceptive drug, containing progesterone or other (typically synthetic) progestogens (progestins) without estrogens.
What part of speech is progestogen-only?
Progestogen-only is an adjective.

Words near progestogen-only in the dictionary

  1. progestin
  2. progestin-only
  3. progestinic
  4. progestins
  5. progestogen
  6. progestogen-only
  7. progestogenic
  8. progestogens
  9. progestomimetic
  10. progg
  11. progged

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