norethisterone (English, noun)
expansion: norethisterone (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic steroid hormone, 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone (C₂₀H₂₆O₂), which has actions similar to those of progesterone and is used chiefly for contraception.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: norethindrone
tags: alternative
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