Look up: Corpus Albicans

1. corpus albicans
   A retrogressed corpus luteum characterised by increasing cicatrization and shrinkage of the cicatricial core with an amorphous, convoluted, completely hyalinised lutein zone surrounding the central plug of scar tissue. ... Synonym: albicans, atretic corpus luteum, corpus candicans. ... Corpora allat...
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2. corpus albicans
   (kor´pәs al´bĭ-kanz) white fibrous tissue that replaces the regressing corpus luteum in the human ovary in the latter half of pregnancy, or soon after ovulation when pregnancy does not supervene.
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3. corpus albicans
   (from the article `reproductive system, human`) ...Degeneration of the gland starts toward the end of this period, and menstruation occurs. The corpus luteum shrinks, fibrous tissue is formed, and ...
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4. Corpus Albicans
   The yellowish white firbous tissue that replaces the corpus luteum when fertilization and conception do not occur after ovulation.
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5. corpus albicans
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. a retrogressed corpus luteum characterized by increasing cicatrization and shrinkage of the cicatricial core with an amorphous, convoluted, completely hyalinized lutein zone surrounding the central plug of scar tissue. Synonyms: albicans2, atretic corpus luteum, corpus candicans
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6. Corpus albicans
   The `corpus albicans` (Latin for "white body" ) is the regressed form of the corpus luteum. As the corpus luteum is being broken down by macrophages, fibroblasts lay down type I collagen, forming the corpus albicans. This process is called "luteolysis". The remains of the corpus ...
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