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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
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First Known Use of ESTROUS CYCLE
1900
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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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