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me·droxy·pro·ges·ter·one acetate

n :  a synthetic steroid progestational hormone C24H34O4 that is used orally to treat secondary amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding due to hormonal imbalance and parenterally in the palliative treatment of endometrial and renal carcinoma - called also medroxyprogesterone  - see DEPO-PROVERA  .
 
 

 
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