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corpus luteum
- Anat. a mass of yellow tissue formed in the ovary by a ruptured graafian follicle that has discharged its ovum: if the ovum is fertilized, this tissue secretes the hormone progesterone, needed to maintain pregnancy
- a preparation containing this hormone, used in ovarian therapy; progesterone
See corpus luteum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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