Medical Dictionary

proestrogen

noun pro·es·tro·gen \(ˈ)prō-ˈes-trə-jən\

Medical Definition of PROESTROGEN

:  a precursor of an estrogen that must undergo metabolism before becoming an active hormone

Variants of PROESTROGEN

pro·es·tro·gen or chiefly British pro–oes·tro·gen \-ˈēs-\

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