From formal English to slang. 2014.
progestational — [prō΄jes tā′shə nəl] adj. [ PRO 1 + GESTATION + AL] of or involving hormones that, in female mammals, precede, prepare for, or are active in ovulation and pregnancy … English World dictionary
progestational — adjective Date: 1923 preceding pregnancy or gestation; especially of, relating to, inducing, or constituting the modifications of the female mammalian system associated especially with ovulation and corpus luteum formation < progestational… … New Collegiate Dictionary
progestational — 1. Favoring pregnancy; conducive to gestation; capable of stimulating the uterine changes essential for implantation and growth of a fertilized ovum. 2. Referring to progesterone, or to a drug with progesterone like properties. * * *… … Medical dictionary
progestational agent — any of a group of hormones secreted by the corpus luteum and placenta and in small amounts by the adrenal cortex, including progesterone; they induce the formation of a secretory endometrium. Many are now also produced synthetically, and their… … Medical dictionary
progestational — /proh je stay sheuh nl/, adj. Med. 1. prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid. 2. of, noting, or characteristic of the action of progesterone; inducing a… … Universalium
progestational — adjective a) Describing the phase of the menstrual cycle, preceding gestation and after ovulation, during which progesterone is secreted b) Of, pertaining to, or similar in action to progesterone … Wiktionary
progestational — adj. progravid, of the period after ovulation in which the lining of the uterus thickens and prepares for pregnancy (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
progestational — pro·gestational … English syllables
progestational — adjective 1. of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone) • Pertains to noun: ↑progesterone 2. preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and… … Useful english dictionary
progestational hormone — 1. progesterone. 2. see under agent … Medical dictionary
