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metœstrus

metœstrus is the obsolete form of metestrus.

Meaning of metestrus

Noun

metestrus (uncountable)

  1. A phase of the oestrus cycle where the signs of oestrogen stimulation subside, the corpus luteum starts to form, and the uterine lining begins to secrete small amounts of progesterone.

Questions about metœstrus

What is metœstrus the obsolete form of?
Metœstrus is the obsolete form of metestrus.

Words near metœstrus in the dictionary

  1. metzograph
  2. metzora
  3. Metztli
  4. metœci
  5. metœcus
  6. metœstrus
  7. meu
  8. Meudon
  9. meum
  10. meum and tuum
  11. meum et tuum

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metœstrus (page history and authors); metestrus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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