medroxyprogesterone acetate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005210",
  "term": "medroxyprogesterone acetate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A drug used to prevent endometrial cancer. It is also used to treat menstrual disorders and as a form of birth control. It is a form of the female hormone progesterone and belongs to the family of drugs called progestins.",
    "A synthetic, acetate derivative of the sex hormone progesterone. Medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate"
  ],
  "abbreviation": "MPA",
  "synonyms": [
    "depot-medroxyprogestereone acetate",
    "metipregnone",
    "medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate",
    "medroxyprogesteroni acetas",
    "methylacetoxyprogesterone"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/medroxyprogesterone-acetate/"
}