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

It could explain why women playing contact sports appear injury prone in their luteal phase, between ovulation and menstruation, University College London researchers say.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

Each participant underwent four sessions: two were conducted in their cycle’s follicular phase, and the other two occurred in the luteal phase.

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.