Medical Dictionary

megestrol acetate

noun me·ges·trol acetate \me-ˈjes-ˌtrl-\

Medical Definition of MEGESTROL ACETATE

:  a synthetic progestational hormone C24H32O4 used in palliative treatment of advanced carcinoma of the breast and in endometriosis

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