pregnanediol /preg·nane·di·ol/ (preg″nān-di´ol) a crystalline, biologically inactive dihydroxy derivative of pregnane, formed by reduction of progesterone and found especially in urine of pregnant women.
pregnanediol
preg·nane·di·ol (pr g n n-d  ôl)n. A steroid metabolite of progesterone that is biologically inactive; a form of the compound occurs in the urine of pregnant women. |
pregnanediol
[pregnān′dē·ol]
a crystalline, biologically inactive compound in the urine of women during pregnancy or during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle. A dihydroxy derivative of the saturated steroid pregnane, pregnanediol is the end product of metabolism of progesterone in the urine.
pregnanediol
a crystalline, biologically inactive dihydroxy derivative of pregnane, formed by reduction of progesterone and found especially in urine of pregnant women.
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