Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun In most female mammals, a short period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods, during which the uterus is prepared for a fertilized ovum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity; -- of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
dioestrus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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After the eggs are released ovulation from the follicles, the follicles change from estrogen production to progesterone production and the dog enters a phase called diestrus.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Smears were characterized as diestrus if mostly polymorphonuclear leukocytes were present, proestrus when mostly small nucleated and some cornified cells were present, and estrus when the smear was completely cornified.
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Since no males were present in this study, the females fed organic soy or no soy were appropriately untriggered (diestrus).
Jeffrey Smith: Genetically Modified Soy Diets Lead to Ovary and Uterus Changes in Rats Jeffrey Smith 2010
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- PGF 2α will not be secreted, CL lives, producing progesterone, diestrus will last the duration of pregnancy - synthetic PGF 2α given during diestrus will kill CL and return animal to proestrus immediately; if pregnant animal will have abortion 3.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows janny0759 2010
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- PGF 2α will not be secreted, CL lives, producing progesterone, diestrus will last the duration of pregnancy - synthetic PGF 2α given during diestrus will kill CL and return animal to proestrus immediately; if pregnant animal will have abortion 3.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows janny0759 2010
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Hormones: - Progesterone is dominant hormone at this point - continued suppression of FSH/LH secretion by pituitary gland ensures quiescent ovary in case of pregnancy - progesterone levels maintain uterine development required to support pregnancy - during late diestrus (about day 17) uterus recognizes that is not pregnant:
Recently Uploaded Slideshows janny0759 2010
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Hormones: - Progesterone is dominant hormone at this point - continued suppression of FSH/LH secretion by pituitary gland ensures quiescent ovary in case of pregnancy - progesterone levels maintain uterine development required to support pregnancy - during late diestrus (about day 17) uterus recognizes that is not pregnant:
Recently Uploaded Slideshows janny0759 2010
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Mares which are in the ambivalent early stages of estrus or which are mistakenly in diestrus pose a clear safety threat in close quarters.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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When the mare is sexually inactive (during diestrus), the cervix is white, tightly contracted, and measures about 2. 4-3.1 inches (6-8 cm) long by 1. 6-2.0 inches (4-5 cm) wide.
TheHorse.com News 2009
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The cervix 'appearance is quite different during estrus than during diestrus (when the mare is not cycling).
TheHorse.com News 2009
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