corpus luteum

1. 1.

   yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun

   Broaderendocrine gland

   Part ofGraafian follicle

Questions about corpus luteum

What does corpus luteum mean?

corpus luteum means "yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun".

Is corpus luteum a common word?

corpus luteum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.