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norethindrone
(redirected from Norethisterone)

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nor·eth·in·drone  (nôr-thn-drn)
n.
A progestational hormone, C20H26O2, similar in effect to progesterone, used especially in oral contraceptives.
[nor- + alteration of ethyn(e) + (an)dr(ostene), a steroid + -one.]
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Noun1.norethindrone - a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis
norethandrolone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin
Loestrin - trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
Micronor - trade name for and oral contraceptive containing the progestin compound norethindrone
Modicon - trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
Norinyl - trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol
Norlestrin - trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
Nor-Q-D - trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone
Ovocon - trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
progestin, progestogen - any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
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