noun (plural corpora lutea) Etymology: New Latin, literally, yellowish body Date: 1788 a yellowish mass of progesterone-secreting endocrine tissue that forms immediately after ovulation from the ruptured graafian follicle in the mammalian ovary
CORPUS LUTEUM
Meaning of CORPUS LUTEUM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012