Medical term:
diestrum
di·es·trus
(dī-es'trŭs),A period of sexual quiescence intervening between two periods of estrus.
[G. dia, between, + oistros, desire]
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diestrus
(dī-ĕs′trəs) alsodiestrum
(-trəm)n.
In most female mammals, a short period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods, during which the uterus is prepared for a fertilized ovum.
di·es′trous adj.
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di·es·trus
(dī-es'trŭs)A period of sexual quiescence intervening between two periods of estrus.
Synonym(s): dioestrus.
Synonym(s): dioestrus.
[G. dia, between, + oistros, desire]
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