Anatomy
corpus luteum Audio
cor·pus lu·te·um [ kawr-puhs loo-tee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Ovary
Definitions related to corpus luteum of ovary:
  • (corpus luteum) A group of cells that remain of the Graafian follicle following ovulation. This structure is composed of endocrine tissue and produces progesterone. This is needed to prepare the uterine lining for implantation by the fertilized egg.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (corpus luteum) The egg follicle remnant left behind after an egg has been released during ovulation. The corpus luteum secretes the hormone progesterone to stimulate the growth of the endometrium.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (corpus luteum) The yellow body derived from the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE after OVULATION. The process of corpus luteum formation, LUTEINIZATION, is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (corpus luteum) Yellow body derived from the ruptured ovarian follicle after ovulation; luteinization, the process of corpus luteum formation, is regulated by luteinizing hormone..
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Corpus luteum, yellow hormone-secreting body in the female reproductive system. It is formed in an ovary at the site of a follicle, or sac, that has matured and released its ovum, or egg, in the process known as ovulation. The corpus luteum is made up of lutein cells (from the Latin luteus, meaning...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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