Term: corpus luteum: yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: recreational drug: a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: bonded labor: a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United States
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: philanthropy: voluntary promotion of human welfare
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: jest: activity characterized by good humor
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: stylomecon: one species: wind poppy
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: nitpicker: someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: facility: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: seal oil: a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: exchange: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
Broader: physical entity: an entity that has physical existence | Unrelated: tapir: large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout