English Explanatory Dictionary

luteal phase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The latter part of the menstrual cycle, that occurs after ovulation, in which the corpus luteum secretes progesterone to prepare the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo.

Word forms

luteal phase luteal phases
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