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corpus luteum

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Say it like: Cor-pus- lu-teu-m

The correct spelling is corpus luteum. A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.

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  1. 1.A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.

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