[corpus lu.te.um] n, pl corpora lu.tea [NL, lit., yellowish body] (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 English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012