MEGESTROL ACETATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does megestrol acetate mean? 

• MEGESTROL ACETATE (noun)
  The noun MEGESTROL ACETATE has 1 sense:

1. a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma

  Familiarity information: MEGESTROL ACETATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEGESTROL ACETATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

megestrol; megestrol acetate

Hypernyms ("megestrol acetate" is a kind of...):

progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)

 Context examples 

Megestrol acetate is a type of progestin.

(Megestrol acetate, NCI Dictionary)

Mimicking the action of progesterone, megestrol acetate binds to and activates nuclear progesterone receptors in the reproductive system, and causes the ligand-receptor complex to be translocated to the nucleus where it binds to and promotes expression of target genes.

(Megestrol acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called megestrol acetate.

(Megace, NCI Dictionary)

Megestrol acetate blocks the effects of the hormone estrogen in the body, which may help keep some cancer cells from growing.

(Megestrol acetate, NCI Dictionary)