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Noun: progestin  prow'je-stin
  1. Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
    "Progestins are used in hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women";
    - progestogen

Derived forms: progestins

Type of: sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone

Encyclopedia: Progestin