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hy·droxy·pro·ges·ter·one | \ hī-ˌdräk-sē-prō-ˈjes-tə-ˌrōn 
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or 17α-hydroxyprogesterone \ ˌsev-ən-ˈten-ˈal-fə- \
\Medical Definition of hydroxyprogesterone
: a synthetic derivative of progesterone used especially in the form of its caproate C27H40O4 in progestational therapy (as for amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding)
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