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cor⋅pus lu⋅te⋅um

  [kawr-puhs loo-tee-uhm]
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–noun, plural cor⋅po⋅ra lu⋅te⋅a  [kawr-per-uh loo-tee-uh] .
1. Anatomy, Zoology. a ductless gland developed within the ovary by the reorganization of a Graafian follicle following ovulation.
2. Pharmacology. an extract of this gland, usually of the hog or cow, the chief product of which is progesterone.
Origin:
1780–90; < NL: yellow body
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corpora lu·te·a   (lōō'tē-ə)   
n.  Plural of corpus luteum.
corpus lu·te·um   (lōō'tē-əm)   
n.   pl. corpora lu·te·a (lōō'tē-ə)
A yellow, progesterone-secreting mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle after the release of a mature egg.

[New Latin corpus lūteum : Latin corpus, body + Latin lūteum, neuter of lūteus, yellow.]
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Main Entry: corpus lu·te·um
Pronunciation: -'lüt-E-&m, -lü-'tE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural corporalu·tea /-&/
: a yellowish mass of progesterone-secreting endocrine tissue that consists of pale secretory cells derived from granulosa cells, that formsimmediately after ovulation from the ruptured graafian follicle in the mammalian ovary, and that regresses rather quickly if the ovum is not fertilized but persists throughout the ensuing pregnancy ifit is fertilized
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corpus luteum corpus lu·te·um (l&oomacr;'tē-əm)
n.
A yellow, progesterone-secreting mass of cells that forms from a Graaffian follicle after the release of a mature egg.

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corpus luteum   (l'tē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural corpora lutea
A yellow mass of cells that forms from a mature ovarian follicle after ovulation and that secretes progesterone. If fertilization of the egg occurs, the corpus luteum persists for the first few months of pregnancy.
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