Usually means: Initial stage of estrous cycle.
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  1. proestrus: Merriam-Webster
  2. proestrus: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. proestrus: Collins English Dictionary
  4. proestrus: Wiktionary
  5. proestrus: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. proestrus: Infoplease Dictionary
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  1. proestrus: Encyclopedia

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  1. proestrus: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (proestrus)

noun:  A phase of the oestrus cycle, prior to sexual receptivity, during which one or more follicles of the ovary begin to grow.

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