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diestrus

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di·es·trus  (d-strs) also di·es·trum (-trm)
n.
In 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·estrous adj.
diestrus [daɪˈiːstrəs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the US spelling of dioestrus
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Noun1.diestrus - (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
diestrum
anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus


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Second estrus was defined as the day on which a smear indicating estrus fell within a run of smears clearly showing the correct cyclic sequence of proestrus, estrus, metestrus, and diestrus.
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Animals that had repeated cycles of proestrus, estrus, and diestrus I and II, in that order, were called "regular cyclers.
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