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corpus luteum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland

History

Etymology

From Latin corpus (“body”) + lūteum (“yellow”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃體 /黄体 (huángtǐ) — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Faroese: øksl — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Finnish: keltarauhanen — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • German: Gelbkörper — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Greek: ωχρό σωμάτιο (ochró somátio) — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Hungarian: sárgatest — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Italian: corpo luteo — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Japanese: 黄体 (ōtai) — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Northern Kurdish: tenê zer — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Malay: korpus luteum — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Polish: ciałko żółte — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Russian: жёлтое те́ло (žóltoje télo) — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Spanish: cuerpo lúteo — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle
  • Swedish: gulkropp — yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle