Corpus in Medical Dictionary

Ovulation

... at mid-cycle causes ovulation . For the next week or so, LH maintains the corpus luteum which synthesizes progesterone . If a woman does not become pregnant, the corpus luteum disintegrates after about 10 days. This has the effect of ...

Goiter

... parenchymal; parenchymal atelectasis ; parenchymal cell ; parenchymatitis; parenchymatous; parenchymatous cartilage ; parenchymatous cell of corpus pineale; parenchymatous degeneration; parenchymatous goiter ; ... Toxic multi nodular goiter (two or more nodules ) or toxic thyroid ...

HCG

... amount of HCG (human chorionic gonad otropin) -- a hormone produced during pregnancy . HCG maintains progesterone production by the corpus luteum in the early part of pregnancy . HCG in pregnancy An egg is normally fertilized by a sperm cell in a fallopian tube . Within nine ...

Mastitis

... Below ... parenchymal atelectasis ; parenchymal cell ; parenchymatitis; parenchymatous; parenchymatous cartilage ; parenchymatous cell of corpus pineale; parenchymatous degeneration; parenchymatous goiter ; parenchymatous haemorrhage; parenchymatous mastitis ; ... Mastitis ( Breast ...

Melatonin

... apparatus. Search All of MedicineNet For: search help Printer-Friendly Format ... PINEAL BODY - The pineal body is located below the corpus callosum, a part of the brain. It produces the hormone melatonin . All that is known is that women seem to be four times more susceptible to ...

Myopia

... ) Dislocation of lens (ectopia lentis) Malformed cornea (flat) Retinal detachment ... Vitreous Detachment - Detachment of the corpus vitreum (VITREOUS BODY) from its normal attachments, especially the retina , due to shrinkage from degenerative or inflammatory conditions, trauma ...

Pituitary gland

... secreted by the anterior pituitary gland . In women, an LH surge at mid-cycle causes ovulation . For the next week or so, LH maintains the corpus luteum which synthesizes progesterone . Plenaxis (abarelix depot) A peptide antagonist that inhibits the action of gonad otropin-releasing ...

Pregnancy test

... of urine . High levels of hCG are produced during pregnancy . Pregnancy test . A positive pregnancy test may suggest that your cyst is a corpus luteum cyst , which can develop when the ruptured follicle that released your egg reseals and fills with fluid. Pelvic ultrasound . Do a home ...

Progesterone

... Progesterone : A female hormone and the principal progestational hormone that is made mainly by the corpus luteum in the ovary and by the placenta . Progesterone is converted to pregnanediol by the liver before being secreted in the urine . ...

Senility

... on top of their mental handicap most people with Down syndrome were slated for premature senility . Vitreous Detachment - Detachment of the corpus vitreum (VITREOUS BODY) from its normal attachments, especially the retina , due to shrinkage from degenerative or inflammatory conditions, trauma ...