Definition of Provera

1. Noun. A progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders.

Exact synonyms: Medroxyprogesterone
Generic synonyms: Progestin, Progestogen
Language type: Trade Name

Lexicographical Neighbors of Provera

Prototheria
Protozoa
Protropin
Protura
Proudhon
Proust
Proustian
Prov.
Provel
Provencal
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corse
Provencial
Proventil
Provera (current term)
Proverbs
Providence
Providence Island Sign Language
Provisional
Provisional IRA
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisionals
Provo
Provos
Provost
Proxima
Proxima Centauri
Prozac
Pru

Literary usage of Provera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1844)
"The same day, Provera pushed two advanced guards, the one upon Verona, the other upon Legnago, by Caldiero and Bevilaqua. Massena, who was at Verona, ..."

2. Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793 by William Belsham (1801)
"General Provera, at the head of a column of ten thousand men, composed chiefly of volunteers, many of them of the best families of Vienna, who had received ..."

3. History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the by Archibald Alison (1860)
"All that day, the garrison under Miollis combated on the ramparts, and gave time for the succours from Rivoli to arrive. Provera sent a boat across the lake ..."

4. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers (1840)
"Provera, slipping away from Augereau, had thrown a bridge at ... But Provera himself, with seven or eight thousand men, was continuing his mardi towards ..."

5. Memoirs of the History of France During the Reign of Napoleon by Napoleon, Gaspard Gourgaud, Charles Jean Tristan Montholon (1823)
"Passage of the Adige by General Provera ; and his march on Mantua, (Jan. 14.)—VIII. Battle of la Favorite, (Jan. 16.)—IX. Capitulation of Mantua, (Feb. 2). ..."

6. Memoirs of the History of France During the Reign of Napoleon by Napoleon, Gaspard Gourgaud, Charles-Tristan Montholon (1823)
"Passage of the Adige by General Provera ; and his march on Mantua,' (Jan. H)—VIII. Battle of la Favorite, (Jan. 16.)—IX. Capitulation of Mantua, (Feb. 2). ..."

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