| luteolysin | Any agent, natural or compounded, that destroys the function of the corpus luteum. Origin: L. Luteus, saffron-yellow, + G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
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| luteolysis | Degeneration or destruction of ovarian luteinised tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteolytic | Promoting or characteristic of luteolysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteolytic agents | Chemical compounds causing corpus luteum regression or degeneration. (12 Dec 1998) |
| luteoma | A benign ovarian tumour of granulosa or theca-lutein cell origin, producing progesterone effects on the uterine mucosa. (12 Dec 1998) |
| luteoplacental shift | The change in site of production of the oestrogen and progesterone essential for human pregnancy from the corpus luteum to the placenta; ovariectomy always terminates pregnancy in most mammals because their placentas never produce enough oestrogen and progesterone, but, after the sixth week of pregnancy, a human placenta can produce enough of these hormones to prevent abortion despite ovariectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteotropic | Luteotrophic Having a stimulating action on the development and function of the corpus luteum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteotropic hormone | An anterior pituitary hormone whose action maintains the function of the corpus luteum. Synonym: luteotropic hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteotropin | An anterior pituitary hormone whose action maintains the function of the corpus luteum. Synonym: luteotropic hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteovirus | A group of plant viruses that infects both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants. Its organisms are persistently transmitted by aphids, and weeds may provide reservoirs of infection. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lutetium | <chemical> Lutetium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol lu, atomic number 71, and atomic weight 175. Chemical name: Lutetium (12 Dec 1998) |
| luteus | Synonym: luteal, luteal. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luth | <zoology> The leatherback. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lutheran blood-group system | A complex blood group system having pairs of alternate antigens and amorphic genes, but also subject to a dominant independently segregating repressor. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lutidine | <chemistry> Any one of several metameric alkaloids, C5H3N.(CH3)2, of the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively dimethyl pyridine, ethyl pyridine, etc. Origin: From toluidine, by transposition. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |