diestrus
[dahy-es-truh s]
- (in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
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Also British dioestrus.
Origin of diestrus
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diestrus
- the US spelling of dioestrus
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diestrus
(dī-ĕs′trəs)- The period of sexual quiescence intervening between two periods of estrus.
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