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.  Synonym: secretory phase.
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| Words linked to "Luteal phase" :   stage, secretory phase, phase, menstrual cycle | 
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