estrinization

estrinization
es·trin·iza·tion .es-trən-ə-'zā-shən, -.ī-'zā- or chiefly Brit oes·trin·iza·tion .ē-strin- n
1) the uterine and vaginal mucosal alteration characteristic of estrus
2) treatment with estrogenic substances

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es·trin·iza·tion (es″trin-ĭ-zaґshən) production of the cellular changes in the vaginal epithelium characteristic of estrus.

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