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diestrus Audio
di·es·trus [ dahy-es-truhs ]
Subclass of:
Estrous Cycle
Definitions related to diestrus:
  • A phase of the ESTROUS CYCLES that follows METESTRUS. Diestrus is a period of sexual quiescence separating phases of ESTRUS in polyestrous animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The estrous cycle phase which is a period of sexual quiescence and represents the phase of the mature corpus luteum.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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