luteal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum.

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

adjectiveluteal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the corpus luteum.

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    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

  1. Englishluteum
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishluteal

From luteum + -al.

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Translations

French lutéal
  • lutéalof the corpus luteum
Italian luteale, luteo
  • lutealeof the corpus luteum
  • luteoof the corpus luteum
Russian лютеи́новая фа́за
  • лютеи́новая фа́за (ljuteínovaja fáza)of the corpus luteum
Spanish lúteo
  • lúteoof the corpus luteum
Cite this entry
APA

luteal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luteal

MLA

“luteal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luteal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luteal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luteal.

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