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corpus albicans

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corpus al·bi·cans   (āl'bĭ-kānz')   
n.  The white fibrous scar tissue in an ovary that results after the involution and regression of the corpus luteum.

[New Latin corpus albicāns : Latin corpus, body + New Latin albicāns, whitening.]
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Main Entry: corpus al·bi·cans
Pronunciation: -'al-b&-"kanz
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural corporaal·bi·can·tia /-"al-b&-'kan-chE-&/
1 : MAMMILLARY BODY
2 : the white fibrous scar that remains in the ovary after resorption of the corpus luteum and replaces a discharged graafian follicle
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corpus albicans corpus al·bi·cans (āl'bĭ-kānz')
n.
See albicans.

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