anoestrus
Britishnoun
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- anoestrous adjective
Etymology
Origin of anoestrus
C20: New Latin; see an- , oestrus
Example Sentences
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The perforate condition recorded in Table 1 may represent any of several stages in oestrus or pregnancy, but is regarded as a crude index of rate of breeding, since voles in the anoestrus stage lack the vaginal orifice.
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Anoestrus females are imperforate, and a vaginal orifice is present only during an active oestral cycle or in pregnancy.
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In anoestrus the orifice is sealed, the genitalia are reduced in size and the skin in the genital region is white.
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