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English noun: corpus luteum

1. corpus luteum (body) yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun


Broader (hypernym)ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland


Part meronymGraafian follicle









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