NORGESTREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does norgestrel mean? 

• NORGESTREL (noun)
  The noun NORGESTREL has 1 sense:

1. synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives

  Familiarity information: NORGESTREL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORGESTREL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("norgestrel" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("norgestrel" is a substance of...):

Lo/Ovral; Ovral (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel)

Ovrette (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel)

 Context examples 

Also called L-norgestrel and Plan B.

(Levonorgestrel, NCI Dictionary)

L-norgestrel is a type of oral contraceptive.

(L-norgestrel, NCI Dictionary)

The combination of ethinyl estradiol with norgestrel suppresses the hypothalamic-pituitary system, leading to an inhibition of the release of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), thus suppressing the development of ovarian follicles.

(Ethinyl Estradiol/Norgestrel, NCI Thesaurus)

Norgestrel suppresses the secretion of luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones (LH and FSH), thickens cervical mucus, and slows the transit of ova through the fallopian tubes.

(Norgestrel, NCI Thesaurus)

The levorotatory form of norgestrel and synthetic progestogen with progestational and androgenic activity.

(Levonorgestrel, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called L-norgestrel and levonorgestrel.

(Plan B, NCI Dictionary)