corpus luteum English

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corpus luteum

— noun yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun

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corpus luteum English » English

yellow body of ovary

yellow body

luteal body

corpora lutea