🟡 Follicle changes 🟡 Cells turn yellow

luteinization

9.9

An egg sac in the ovary that changes into a small yellow gland after the egg leaves

noun
/ˌluːtɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Specialized

: luteinización

During luteinization, the follicle transforms into a corpus luteum.

Examples

Hormonal changes trigger luteinization in the ovary after an egg is released.
A lack of luteinization can lead to fertility problems in some women.
Researchers studied the effects of certain hormones on luteinization in laboratory animals.
The process of luteinization is crucial after ovulation.
Hormonal changes trigger luteinization in the ovary after an egg is released.
A lack of luteinization can lead to fertility problems in some women.
During luteinization, the follicle transforms into a corpus luteum.

How Developed

corpus luteum

Specialized

1 7.6

luteinization

Specialized

9.9

ovulation

Specialized

15 5.1

follicle

Specialized

25 6.8

Surface Forms

luteinization singular

luteinizations plural

Morphology

luteinization = luteinize (semi-transparent) = lutein + ization

The noun is a regular -ization derivative of the verb 'luteinize'.

Etymology

Luteinization comes from the root lutein, which means 'yellow', so it literally means 'becoming yellow'. This fits the ovary process when a follicle changes after the egg is released into the corpus luteum, a 'yellow body', and explains why the word describes that change.