Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
988,957,608 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

agent
(redirected from progestational agent)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

A software routine that waits in the background and performs an action when a specified event occurs. For example, agents could transmit a summary file on the first day of the month or monitor incoming data and alert the user when a certain transaction has arrived. Agents are also called "intelligent agents," "personal agents" and "bots." See mobile agent, bot and workflow.

(networking)agent - In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase "intelligent agent" it implies some kind of automatic process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
  induction of bleeding from the endometrium by administration and withdrawal of a progestational agent.
Early pregnancy failure: misoprostol may be good alternative to ... by Hollander, D. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
a synthetic progestational agent, used as the acetate ester in the palliative treatment of some breast, endometrial, and prostate carcinomas and in the treatment of anorexia, cachexia, and weight loss associated with cancer or AIDS.
Involuntary weight loss: interview with Lisa Capaldini, M.D by James, John S. / AIDS Treatment News
  induction of bleeding from the endometrium by administration and withdrawal of a progestational agent.
Molluscum contagiosum by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
More results
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.