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Corpus
See: Principal
corpus
1. The principal of a bond. For example, securities dealers create zero-coupon Treasury receipts by purchasing a regular Treasury bond and separating the interest coupons from the corpus. See also coupon stripping.
2. The principal amount of an estate or trust.


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With an increased baseline PdG reflecting more progesterone of adrenal origin in smokers, the decreased luteal-phase PdG levels we observed may indicate even lower corpus luteum contribution of progesterone to total excretion.
Cigarette smoking and effects on hormone function in premenopausal ... by Lasley, Bill L. / Environmental Health Perspectives
If a corpus luteum is present, she has already ovulated and may be pregnant.
The 'morning after pill by Shea, J.B. / Catholic Insight
It is comprised of recruitment, selection, and growth of ovarian follicles, ovulation, transformation of the ruptured follicular tissue into a functional corpus luteum, and finally the death of the corpus luteum and the subsequent menses.
Women's sexual experience during the menstrual cycle: identification ... by McClintock, Martha K. / The Journal of Sex Research
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