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corpus luteum

corpus luteum

a yellowish glandular mass in the ovary that remains after a graafian follicle has ruptured and released an ovum. Its development is stimulated by luteinizing hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, and it functions as a transient endocrine gland, secreting progesterone.

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