norethindrone

norethindrone
/nawr eth"in drohn'/, n. Pharm.
an orally active progestin, C20H26O2, used as a progesterone, esp. as an oral contraceptive in combination with an estrogen.
[by shortening and alter. of parts of its chemical name]

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