dioestrus


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di·es·trus

(dī-es'trŭs)
A period of sexual quiescence intervening between two periods of estrus.
Synonym(s): dioestrus.
[G. dia, between, + oistros, desire]
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dioestrus

the sexually inactive period in animals which possess more than one period of sexual activity (heat) per year.
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