medrogestone

English

Etymology

From me(thyl) +‎ [Term?] +‎ gest- (“steroid, progestogen”) +‎ -one.

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Noun

medrogestone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A progestin.

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018