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| cor·pus lu·te·um [ kàwrpəss ltee əm ] (plural cor·po·ra lu·te·a [ kàwrpərə ltee ə ]) |
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yellow mass of tissue: a yellow mass of tissue that forms in a part of the ovary Graafian follicle after ovulation in mammals and secretes the hormone progesterone. If no pregnancy is established, the corpus luteum degenerates, but it continues to secrete the hormone if pregnancy occurs.
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