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luteal

lu·te·al [ ltee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of menstrual stage: relating to the stage of the menstrual cycle between the formation of a yellow mass of tissue corpus luteum after the release of an ovum and the start of the next period

[Early 20th century. < Latin luteus "yellow"]
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