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corpus luteum
[ kawr-puhs loo-tee-uhm ]
noun
- Anatomy, Zoology. a ductless gland developed within the ovary by the reorganization of a Graafian follicle following ovulation.
- Pharmacology. an extract of this gland, usually of the hog or cow, the chief product of which is progesterone.
corpus luteum
/ ˈluːtɪəm /
noun
- a yellow glandular mass of tissue that forms in a Graafian follicle following release of an ovum. It secretes progesterone, a hormone necessary to maintain pregnancy
corpus luteum
/ lo̅o̅′tē-əm /
, Plural corpora lutea
- A yellow mass of cells that forms from a mature ovarian follicle after ovulation and that secretes progesterone. If fertilization of the egg occurs, the corpus luteum persists for the first few months of pregnancy.
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Example Sentences
In normal single pregnancies in cattle there is never more than one corpus luteum present.
The empty follicle becomes cicatrized in the ovary and is called the corpus luteum (yellow body).
After awhile the cavity of the corpus luteum contracts, and the opening into it closes.
In the hypertension of the menopause some have had success with large doses of corpus luteum extract.
This corpus luteum grows in size until it sometimes occupies as much as one-third of the ovary.
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