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luteinization

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. luteinization (noun)
  2. luteinizing hormone (noun)
  3. luteinizing hormone-releasing factor (noun)
  4. luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (noun)

lu·tein·i·za·tion

noun
\ˌlü-tē-ə-nə-ˈzā-shən, ˌlü-ˌtē-nə-\

Definition of LUTEINIZATION

: the process of forming corpora lutea
— lu·tein·ize \ˈlü-tē-ə-ˌnīz, ˈlü-ˌtē-ˌnīz\ verb

First Known Use of LUTEINIZATION

1929

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