See Also: Prostaglandin(medicine)
prostaglandin(dictionary)
prostaglandin(encyclopedia)
prostaglandin e2(medicine)
prostaglandin d2(medicine)
prostaglandin F2a(medicine)
prostaglandin E1(medicine)
prostaglandin R2 D-isomerase(medicine)
prostaglandin E1 monooxygenase(medicine)
receptors, prostaglandin(medicine)

prostaglandin (iou)



prostaglandin noun. M20.
[from PROSTATE + GLAND noun2 + -IN1.]
Biochemistry. Any of a group of cyclic fatty acids related to prostanoic acid which occur in many mammalian tissues (esp. semen) and have effects resembling those of hormones.