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luteal

luteal adjective: of or pertaining to the corpus luteum.

Adjective

luteal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum.
    • The app suggests foods and exercises for different stages of a woman’s cycle — “lazy girl glutes” and grass-fed butter during the luteal phase — along with workout videos, recipes and emotional guidance.2025 March 21, Katie J. M. Baker, “The Conservative Women’s Magazine With Big Ambitions, and Sex Tips for Wives”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2025

Origin of luteal

From luteum + -al.

Words formed from luteal

Phrases with luteal

Questions about luteal

What does luteal mean?
Luteal means of or pertaining to the corpus luteum.
What part of speech is luteal?
Luteal is an adjective.

Words near luteal in the dictionary

  1. lute turtles
  2. lute-backed
  3. lute-guitar
  4. lute-guitars
  5. lutea
  6. luteal
  7. luteal phase
  8. luteal phases
  9. lutecia
  10. lutecian
  11. lutecite

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