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to luteinize

to luteinize

9.9
To make part of the ovary change into a yellow body that makes hormones after an egg is released
  • verb
  • /ˈluːtɪnaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : luteinizar
  • Hormones like LH luteinize the ovarian follicles, promoting ovulation during the reproductive cycle.
  • luteinizing hormone

I think that means there is no surge in the luteinizing hormone.

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Examples

  • In the ovaries, eggs luteinize to create the corpus luteum, vital for hormone production.

  • Certain hormones can luteinize ovarian follicles during the reproductive cycle.

  • Doctors study how medications may affect the ability to luteinize cells in the ovary.

  • If the follicle does not luteinize properly, it can impact fertility.

  • The hormone will luteinize the follicle.

  • After ovulation, the body luteinizes the follicle.

  • The follicle luteinizes after ovulation, forming a corpus luteum necessary for pregnancy.

Surface Forms

luteinize infinitive
luteinized past
luteinized past participle
luteinizing present participle
luteinizes third person singular

Morphology

luteinize = lutein (opaque) = lutein + ize

Although morphologically 'lutein' + '-ize' is clear, the resulting verb denotes a specialized physiological process (forming a corpus luteum) that is not inferable to general learners from the base 'lutein'.

Etymology

The word luteinize comes from the Latin luteus, which means 'yellow', because after a follicle releases an egg it becomes a corpus luteum ('yellow body'). So to luteinize is to change into that yellow structure in the ovary.