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estrous cycle

noun

Definition of estrous cycle

: the correlated phenomena of the endocrine and reproductive systems of a female mammal from the beginning of one period of estrus to the beginning of the next

called also estral cycle, estrus cycle

First Known Use of estrous cycle

1900, in the meaning defined above

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estrous cycle

noun

Medical Definition of estrous cycle

: the correlated phenomena of the endocrine and generative systems of a female mammal from the beginning of one period of estrus to the beginning of the next

called also estral cycle, estrus cycle

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