Gestagen
gestagen ges·ta·gen (jěs’tə-jən, -jěn’)
n.
A substance, such as a steroid hormone, that affects the uterus in a manner similar to progesterone.
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[guh-shtahlt, -shtawlt, -stahlt, -stawlt] /gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt/ noun, plural gestalts, gestalten [guh-shtahl-tn, -shtawl-, -stahl-, -stawl-] /gəˈʃtɑl tn, -ˈʃtɔl-, -ˈstɑl-, -ˈstɔl-/ (Show IPA). (sometimes initial capital letter) Psychology. 1. a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole. 2. an instance […]
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gestalt phenomenon n. See gestalt.
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