diestrus

[ dahy-es-truh s ]
/ daɪˈɛs trəs /

noun

(in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
Also British dioestrus.

Origin of diestrus

First recorded in 1940–45; di-3 + estrus

OTHER WORDS FROM diestrus

di·es·trous, adjective

Words nearby diestrus

dieselize, diesinker, diesis, diester, diestock, diestrus, diet, diet kitchen, diet pill, diet pyramid, dietary

British Dictionary definitions for diestrus

diestrus
/ (daɪˈiːstrəs) /

noun

the US spelling of dioestrus

Medical definitions for diestrus

diestrus
[ dī-ĕs′trəs ]

n.

The period of sexual quiescence intervening between two periods of estrus.

Other words from diestrus

di•es′trous (-trəs) adj.