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Noun: luteal phase
  1. 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
    - secretory phase

Derived forms: luteal phases

Type of: phase, stage

Part of: menstrual cycle

Encyclopedia: Luteal phase

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