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luteal phase

noun

1 luteal phase

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.

synonym: secretory phase.


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