corpusluteum

corpusluteum
corpus lu·te·um (lo͞oʹtē-əm) n. pl. corpora lu·te·a (lo͞oʹtē-ə)
A yellow, progesterone-secreting mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle after the release of a mature egg.
  [New Latin corpus lūteum: Latin corpus, body + Latin lūteum, neuter of lūteus, yellow.]

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