Definition of luteal phase Luteal phase
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What does luteal phase mean?
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| luteal phase - the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins | ||
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| phase, stage (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- luteal phase (Noun)
The latter part of the menstrual cycle , that occurs after ovulation, in which the corpus luteum secretes progesterone to prepare the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo.
