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Definition of Diestrus
1. Noun. (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity.
Generic synonyms: Anestrum, Anestrus, Anoestrum, Anoestrus
Derivative terms: Diestrual, Diestrual
Definition of Diestrus
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of dioestrus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diestrus
1. a period of sexual inactivity [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Diestrus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Diestrus
Literary usage of Diestrus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"This decreased to 33% and 17% when the analogue was injected at 9 AM on proestrus
and diestrus 2, respectively. No blockade of ovulation was observed after ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"... and ^ventricular nuclei of the female rat estrus, compared to diestrus. ...
a phase as compared to the diestrus critical period of development for the ..."
3. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"... in the estrous cycles, characterized by lengthening of the cycle from 4 or 5
days to 6, 7, or more days, with prolonged periods of estrus or diestrus. ..."
4. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"... decreased litter size (158159), increased lactational diestrus (160), and
reduced milk production (161) during the initial period of caloric restriction ..."
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