luteinize verb trans. ['lu:tɪnʌɪz] Also luteinise. E20.
[from LUTEIN + -IZE.]
Physiology. Cause to produce lutein; cause to form a corpus luteum. Chiefly as luteinized, luteinizing ppl adjectives.
luteinizing hormone: secreted by the adenohypophysis and (in females) promoting ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum, (in males) promoting secretion of androgens.

■ luteini'zation noun the formation of the corpus luteum from the cells that remain of the Graafian follicle after expulsion of the ovum, with accompanying production of lutein E20.

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