Definition of progesterone in English:

progesterone

noun prəˈdʒɛstərəʊnproʊˈdʒɛstəˌroʊn

mass nounBiochemistry

A steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
〔生化〕孕酮，黄体酮
Example sentencesExamples
- In girls, the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the ovaries.
- Ovulation will not occur and there will be no formation of a corpus luteum to secrete progesterone and oestrogen.
- The ovaries also produce the female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone.
- During pregnancy, the amount of two female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, increases.
- You stick it on your skin and it releases two hormones - oestrogen and progesterone.

Origin

1930s: blend of progestin and the German synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol).

Definition of progesterone in US English:

progesterone

nounproʊˈdʒɛstəˌroʊnprōˈjestəˌrōn

Biochemistry

A steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
〔生化〕孕酮，黄体酮
Example sentencesExamples
- During pregnancy, the amount of two female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, increases.
- Ovulation will not occur and there will be no formation of a corpus luteum to secrete progesterone and oestrogen.
- The ovaries also produce the female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone.
- In girls, the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the ovaries.
- You stick it on your skin and it releases two hormones - oestrogen and progesterone.

Origin

1930s: blend of progestin and the German synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol).

单词	progesterone
释义	Definition of progesterone in English: progesterone noun prəˈdʒɛstərəʊnproʊˈdʒɛstəˌroʊn mass nounBiochemistry A steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy. 〔生化〕孕酮，黄体酮 Example sentencesExamples In girls, the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the ovaries. Ovulation will not occur and there will be no formation of a corpus luteum to secrete progesterone and oestrogen. The ovaries also produce the female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone. During pregnancy, the amount of two female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, increases. You stick it on your skin and it releases two hormones - oestrogen and progesterone. Origin 1930s: blend of progestin and the German synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol). Definition of progesterone in US English: progesterone nounproʊˈdʒɛstəˌroʊnprōˈjestəˌrōn Biochemistry A steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy. 〔生化〕孕酮，黄体酮 Example sentencesExamples During pregnancy, the amount of two female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, increases. Ovulation will not occur and there will be no formation of a corpus luteum to secrete progesterone and oestrogen. The ovaries also produce the female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone. In girls, the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the ovaries. You stick it on your skin and it releases two hormones - oestrogen and progesterone. Origin 1930s: blend of progestin and the German synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol).
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