medroxyprogesterone

[mi-drok-see-proh-jes-tuh-rohn]

me·drox·y·pro·ges·ter·one

[mi-drok-see-proh-jes-tuh-rohn]
noun Pharmacology.
a progesterone derivative, C24H34O4, used in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding and secondary amenorrhea, as a contraceptive of long duration, and in the treatment of certain cancers.
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Medroxyprogesterone has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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medroxyprogesterone

noun
a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders 
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