corpora lutea in English
noun
1
a hormone-secreting structure that develops in an ovary after an ovum has been discharged but degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun.
It is generally believed that symptoms result from the waning hormone secretions from the ovaries as the corpus luteum begins to degenerate towards the end of the menstrual cycle.
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1. In corpora lutea of pregnancy, either extrauterine or intrauterine, they were most abundant. In corpora lutea of menstruation they were sparse.
2. Ovarian Atrophy is defined as decreased ovarian size and weight and decreased numbers of oocytes, developing follicles, and corpora lutea ( Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3).
3. Atrophic ovaries are small, with a conspicuous absence of follicles and corpora lutea and the presence of increased stroma, with frequent prominent pigment in the interstitium ( Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6)