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Corpus Luteum

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Noun

1. corpus luteum

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

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nounWord forms: plural corpora lutea (ˈluːtɪə )
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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Corpus Luteum

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Word forms: plural ˈcorpora lutea (ˈlutiə ; lo̅oˈtēə)
1.  Anatomy
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
2. 
a preparation containing this hormone, used in ovarian therapy; progesterone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Corpus Luteum

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n. pl. corpora lu·te·a (ltē-ə)
A yellow, progesterone-secreting mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle after the release of a mature egg. Also called yellow body.

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