progestational

1. 1.

   of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone)
2. 2.

   preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum

Questions about progestational

What does progestational mean?

progestational means "of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in progestational?

progestational has 6 syllables: pro-ge-sta-ti-o-nal. The stress falls on "o".

Is progestational a common word?

progestational is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.