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Uncommon card · Science
Megestrol acetate, an Uncommon card
Megestrol acetate, sold under the brand name Megace among others, is a progestin medication which is used mainly as an appetite stimulant to treat wasting syndromes such as cachexia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Megestrol acetate quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Megestrol acetate card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is also used to treat breast cancer and ______ cancer, and has been used in birth control.
Answer
endometrial. It is also used to treat breast cancer and endometrial cancer, and has been used in birth control. From the Megestrol acetate article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Moses. Moses 89 · Megestrol acetate 86 · Al Ain 81 · Newburyport, Massachusetts 77 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Al Ain. Al Ain 110,000 · Shea Weber 78,000 · Hudson–Bergen Light Rail 42,000 · Megestrol acetate 19,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is also used to treat breast cancer and endometrial cancer, and has been used in birth control.
- Megestrol acetate is generally formulated alone, although it has been combined with estrogens in birth control formulations.
- It is usually taken by mouth.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Megestrol acetate article was read about 19,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Megestrol acetate
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Megestrol acetate (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ed ( Edgar181 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
