corpus luteum
[kawr-puh s loo-tee-uh m]
- Anatomy, Zoology. a ductless gland developed within the ovary by the reorganization of a Graafian follicle following ovulation.
- Pharmacology. an extract of this gland, usually of the hog or cow, the chief product of which is progesterone.
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Origin of corpus luteum
1780–90; < New Latin: yellow body
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corpus luteum
- 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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Word Origin
New Latin, literally: yellow body
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corpus luteum
(lōō′tē-əm)- A yellow, progesterone-secreting mass of cells that forms from a Graafian follicle after the release of a mature egg.yellow body
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corpus luteum
[lōō′tē-əm]
- A yellow mass of cells that forms from a mature ovarian follicle after ovulation and that secretes progesterone. If fertilization of the egg occurs, the corpus luteum persists for the first few months of pregnancy.
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