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Definition of Corpus luteum

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Corpus luteum

1. Noun. (anatomy) A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones. ¹

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Medical Definition of Corpus luteum

1. A yellow glandular mass in the ovary formed by an ovarian follicle that has matured and discharged its ovum. The corpus luteum secretes progesterone. If the ovum has been impregnated, the corpus luteum increases in size and persists for several months (corpus luteum graviditatis). If impregnation has not taken place, the corpus luteum degenerates and shrinks (corpus luteum menstruationis). Synonym: yellow body of ovary. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corpus Luteum

Literary usage of Corpus luteum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"On the other hand the extirpation of the corpus luteum, early after ovulation, ... If the corpus luteum be removed within the first week after ovulation, ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The present study was performed to examine both cytoplasmic and nuclear estrogen receptor activity in the rabbit corpus luteum over the early stages of ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"In the formation of the corpus luteum it is possible to distinguish the early hyperemic ... The corpus luteum is an epithelial organ of internal secretion. ..."

4. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1907)
"Beitrag zur Entstellung des corpus luteum der Säugetiere. Arch. mikr. Anat., Bonn, 64, 1904. (3G1-3S8, mit l Taf.). Janssens, FA Dag chromatische Element ..."

5. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"If fertilization does not occur, as is the case in the usual monthly periods, the corpus luteum reaches its maximum size within two to three weeks and then ..."

6. A Treatise on Human Physiology by John Call Dalton (1882)
"In quadrupeds, the corpus luteum is characterized by peculiarities of size, ... In the first instance, it is known as the corpus luteum of menstruation; ..."

7. Text-book of medical jurisprudence and toxicology by John James Reese (1884)
"The value of the corpus luteum, or the stellated cicatrix, ... The latter is usually termed a false corpus luteum, and it differs from the true corpus ..."

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