|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

luteal phase

DEFINITIONS OF: luteal phase

1

n the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins

Synonyms:
secretory phase
Type of:
phase, stage
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES