anestrus

noun an·es·trus \-trəs\

Definition of ANESTRUS

: the period of sexual quiescence between two periods of sexual activity in cyclically breeding mammals

New Latin

First Known Use: 1923

Medical Dictionary

noun an·es·trus

: the period of sexual quiescence between two periods of sexual activity in cyclically breeding mammals—compare estrus

an·es·trus or chiefly British an·oes·trus \-trəs\

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