Medical term:
anestrus
an·es·trus
(an-es'trŭs),The period of sexual quiescence between the estrus cycles of mammals; may be: 1) a prolonged period in monestrous animals (dogs) or seasonally polyestrous animals (sheep), or 2) a prolonged period of failure of estrus in mature nonpregnant, polyestrous animals.
[G. a- priv. + oistros, a gadfly, mad desire (estrus)]
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anestrus
(ăn-ĕs′trəs)n.
An interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus in female mammals that breed cyclically.
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an·es·trus
(an-es'trŭs)The period between two estrus (heat) cycles.
Synonym(s): anoestrus.
Synonym(s): anoestrus.
[G. a- priv. + oistros, a gadfly, mad desire (estrus)]
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