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Main Entry: pro·es·tro·gen
Pronunciation: (')prO-'es-tr&-j&n
Variant: or chiefly British pro–oes·tro·gen /-'Es-/
Function: noun
: a precursor of an estrogen that must undergo metabolism before becoming an active hormone
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proestrogen pro·es·tro·gen (prō-ěs'trə-jən)
n.
A precursor of estrogen that becomes an active hormone only after it has been metabolized.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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