luteal

[loo-tee-uhl] Origin

lu·te·al

[loo-tee-uhl]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or involving the corpus luteum.

Origin:
1925–30; (corpus) lute(um) + -al1
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luteal (ˈluːtɪəl)
 
adj
relating to or characterized by the development of the corpus luteum: the luteal phase of the oestrous cycle
 
[C20: from Latin lūteus yellow, relating to lūtum a yellow weed]

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luteal
1927, "pertaining to the corpus luteum, from L. luteus "yellow." Luteal phase is attested by 1932.
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luteal lu·te·al (l&oomacr;'tē-əl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum.

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