diestrus

diestrus definition - medical

di·es·trus (dī-ĕsˈtrəs) or di·es·trum (-trəm)

noun
The period of sexual quiescence intervening between two periods of estrus.

Related Forms:

  • di·esˈtrous (-trəs) adjective

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