met·es·trus (m -ts tr s)n. The period of sexual inactivity that follows estrus. |
metestrus
the period of early corpus luteum development, commencing at the end of estrus and lasting until the beginning of dioestrus. Generally a period of 2 days, but in the bitch the term is usually taken to include the pseudopregnancy (40-90 days).
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