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diestrum
di·es·trus D0213500 (dī-ĕs′trəs) also di·es·trum (-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(a)- + estrus.]
di·es′trous adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | diestrum - (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activitydiestrusanestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus |
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Related to diestrum: anoestrusSynonyms for diestrumnoun (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activitySynonymsRelated Words- anestrum
- anestrus
- anoestrum
- anoestrus
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