anestrus

Noun

Meaning

applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

anoestrus anoestrum anestrum diestrus diestrum dioestrus

Antonyms

estrus heat rut oestrus heat up

Hypernyms

physical condition physiological condition physiological state

Hyponyms

diestrus diestrum

Related terms

estrus diestrus metestrus proestrus

Anagrams

unassert

Examples

The uterus becomes flaccid during anestrus. Source: Internet

Female mice housed together tend to go into anestrus and do not cycle. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

anestric anestrous anestrum anet Aneta Aneth