PROGESTATIONAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

gestation (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

progesterone (a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy)