preg|nane

preg|nane
preg|nane «PREHG nayn», noun.
a steroid hydrocarbon, the parent substance of the adnocorticotropic hormones, a form of which is found in urine during pregnancy. Formula: C21H36
[< pregn(ancy) + -ane]

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  • preg — com·preg; com·preg·nate; im·preg; im·preg·na·bil·i·ty; im·preg·na·tion; im·preg·na·tor; pa·preg; preg·na·ble; preg·nance; preg·nan·cy; preg·nane; preg·nant·ly; preg·nate; preg·nene; preg·nen·in·o·lone; preg·nen·o·lone; preg·gers; pre·preg;… …   English syllables

  • nane — bor·nane; cis·rhe·nane; no·nane; pi·nane; preg·nane; sab·i·nane; stan·nane; trans·rhe·nane; nane; …   English syllables

  • pregnane — preg·nane …   English syllables

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  • pregnanediol — 5β Pregnane 3α,20α diol; the chief steroid metabolite of progesterone that is biologically inactive and occurs as p. glucuronate in the urine. * * * preg·nane·di·ol dī .ȯl n a biologically inactive crystalline dihydroxy derivative C21H36O2 of… …   Medical dictionary

  • pregnanetriol — 5β Pregnane 3α,17α,20α triol; a urinary metabolite of 17 hydroxyprogesterone and a precursor in the biosynthesis of cortisol; its excretion is enhanced in certain diseases of the adrenal cortex and following administration of corticotropin. * * * …   Medical dictionary

  • allopregnanediol — al·lo·preg·nane·di·ol (al″o preg″nān diґol) an isomer of pregnanediol occurring in female urine …   Medical dictionary

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