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metaestrus

metaestrus is the alternative 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 metaestrus

What is metaestrus the alternative form of?
Metaestrus is the alternative form of metestrus.

Words near metaestrus in the dictionary

  1. metaepiphyseal
  2. metaepiphysis
  3. metaepistemology
  4. metaescaline
  5. metaestrous
  6. metaestrus
  7. metaethic
  8. metaethical
  9. metaethically
  10. metaethics
  11. metaethnographic

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