diestrus

noun

di·​es·​trus (ˌ)dī-ˈe-strəs 

: a period of sexual quiescence that intervenes between two periods of estrus

diestrous

(ˌ)dī-ˈe-strəs 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dia- + estrus

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

diestrus

noun

di·​es·​trus (ˈ)dī-ˈes-trəs 

variants also diestrum

-trəm 

or chiefly British dioestrus also dioestrum

-ˈēs- 

: a period of sexual quiescence that intervenes between two periods of estrus

diestrous

-trəs 

adjective

also diestrual

-trə-wəl 

or chiefly British dioestrous also dioestrual