Organism Function
estrus
es·trus [ es-truhs ]
Subclass of:
Estrous Cycle
Etymology:
Greek oistros = desire
Originally, oistros was a stinging insect or gadfly, hence anything that drives one mad, and so madness or insane passion.
Originally, oistros was a stinging insect or gadfly, hence anything that drives one mad, and so madness or insane passion.
Definitions related to estrus:
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Recurrent restricted period of sexual receptivity in female mammals other than humans and some nonhuman primates.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The estrous cycle phase in which a female is sexually receptive.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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The period in the ESTROUS CYCLE associated with maximum sexual receptivity and fertility in non-primate female mammals.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Estrus, the period in the sexual cycle of female mammals, except the higher primates, during which they are in heat--i.e., ready to accept a male and to mate. One or more periods of estrus may occur during the breeding season of a species. Prior to ovulation the endometrium (uterine lining) t...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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