Medical Definition of Atretic corpus luteum

1. A retrogressed corpus luteum characterised by increasing cicatrization and shrinkage of the cicatricial core with an amorphous, convoluted, completely hyalinised lutein zone surrounding the central plug of scar tissue. Synonym: albicans, atretic corpus luteum, corpus candicans. Corpora allata, a pair of juvenile hormone-producing endocrine glands located near the brain in insects; action of the juvenile hormone is interrelated with that of brain hormone and ecdysone; a high concentration of the hormone at the time of molting will cause production of an additional larval instar; removal at an early larval stage causes precocious pupation, resulting in the formation of a midget adult; implantation at late larval stages can cause development of an oversized adult. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atretic Corpus Luteum

atrazine
atrazine chlorohydrolase
atrazines
atreach
atrede
atremble
atren
atrepsy
atresia
atresia folliculi
atresias
atresic
atretic
atretic corpus luteum (current term)
atreto-
atretoblepharia
atretopsia
atria
atrial
atrial-well technique
atrial appendage
atrial arrhythmias
atrial arteries
atrial artery
atrial auricle

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