luteal

American  

[loo-tee-uhl] / ˈlu ti əl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum.

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luteal British  

/ ˈluːtɪəl /

adjective

1. relating to or characterized by the development of the corpus luteum

   the luteal phase of the oestrous cycle

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Etymology

Origin of luteal

First recorded in 1925–30; (corpus) lute(um) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Collins noticed her ballet pirouettes suffered during her luteal phase; Gomez saw women pushing through heated Pilates classes until they nearly passed out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

These kinds of extreme symptoms started a week before her period when she was in what's known as the luteal phase of her menstrual cycle and for years she had believed it was completely normal.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

The findings prompted D'Souza and Wageh to dig deeper into physiological differences across the menstrual cycle, broadly categorized into follicular, ovulatory, and luteal phases.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023

This sensitivity disappeared once women entered the luteal phase, suggesting a switch to insulin resistance.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023

Marshall himself examined sections of the corpus luteum of Ornithorhynchus and saw much hypertrophied and apparently fully developed luteal cells, but no trace of any ingrowth from the wall of the follicle.

From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.