metestrus

metestrus
/met es"treuhs/, n.
the luteal phase of the reproductive cycle in mammalian females, occurring after ovulation and characterized by development of the corpus luteum, increased progesterone secretion, and decreased estrogen secretion.
Also, metoestrus.
[1895-1900; MET- + ESTRUS]

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