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megestrol

megestrol

9.3
A medicine made from a hormone that treats some cancers and helps people eat more
  • noun
  • /məˈdʒɛstrəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : megestrol
  • The doctor prescribed megestrol to help with her appetite.

Examples

  • The oncologist explained that megestrol could help manage symptoms of endometrial carcinoma.

  • Megestrol is often prescribed to increase appetite in patients suffering from severe weight loss due to chronic illness.

  • Research has shown that megestrol may be effective in improving quality of life for certain cancer patients.

  • Patients often take megestrol during cancer treatment.

  • Doctors often prescribe megestrol as part of the treatment plan for patients diagnosed with cancer.

  • After starting her medication, she noticed that megestrol helped stimulate her appetite again.

  • The oncologist recommended megestrol to manage the symptoms associated with her endometrial carcinoma.

Synonyms

megestrol acetate
vsmegestrol
  • Specialized
7.9

A man-made medicine like a female hormone that helps treat some cancers and increase appetite

is the broader, less technical term for the same medication

Compounds

megestrol acetate
  • Specialized
7.9

A man-made medicine like a female hormone that helps treat some cancers and increase appetite

Surface Forms

megestrol singular
megestrols plural

Etymology

Megestrol has gest, the same root as in gestation 'pregnancy', and a helpful way to remember it is that the drug acts like the body's pregnancy hormone. So megestrol is used to treat some cancers and to help increase appetite.