corpus luteum

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von corpus luteum im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

(Tıp) korpus luteum

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von corpus luteum im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones

{i} (Gynecology) yellow glandular mass which forms on an ovary after ovulation and secretes the hormone progesterone (if the female does not become pregnant, the mass disappears until the next ovulation)

yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum

Silbentrennung

cor·pus luteum

Etymologie

[ 'kor-p&s ] (noun.) 15th century. From Latin corpus (“body”) + lūteum (“yellow”)