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1. (n.) corpus luteum
a yellowish structure that develops in the ovary on the site where an ovum is released and that secretes progesterone if fertilization occurs.
Etymology: (1780–90; < NL: yellow body)
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1. (noun) 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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1. corpus luteum
The yellow body derived from the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE after OVULATION. The process of corpus luteum formation, LUTEINIZATION, is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.
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