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National Drug File - Reference Terminology
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July 6, 2018
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007795
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007795
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| Preferred Name | Megestrol [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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Megestrol
Pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl-
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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Megestrol
Pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl-
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| prefLabel | Megestrol [Chemical/Ingredient]
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| MESH DEFINITION | 17-Hydroxy-6-methylpregna-3,6-diene-3,20-dione. A progestational hormone used most commonly as the acetate ester. As the acetate, it is more potent than progesterone both as a progestagen and as an ovulation inhibitor. It has also been used in the palliative treatment of breast cancer.
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| MESH DUI | D008535
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| MESH UI | M0013296
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| MeSH name | Megestrol
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T125
T109
T121
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| notation | N0000007795
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| NUI | N0000007795
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| cui | C0025175
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| NDFRT kind | INGREDIENT_KIND
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