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PROVERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Provera mean?
• PROVERA (noun)
The noun PROVERA has 1 sense:
1. a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders
Familiarity information: PROVERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
medroxyprogesterone; Provera
Hypernyms ("Provera" is a kind of...):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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