Meaning Of The Word Corpus luteum
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Corpus luteum Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Corpus luteum?
corpus luteum in American English
a mass of yellow tissue formed in the ovary by a ruptured graafian follicle that has discharged its ovum: if the ovum is fertilized, this tissue secretes the hormone progesterone, needed to maintain pregnancy noun: a ductless gland developed within the ovary by the reorganization of a Graafian follicle following ovulation corpus luteum in British English 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 |
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