Pronunciation: k ə - ' r ō -n ə - ˌ r ā -d ē - ' ā -t ə , - ' ä-t ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural co · ro · nae ra · di · a · tae \ -( ˌ )n ē - ˌ r ā -d ē - ' ā -( ˌ )t ē , - ' ä-( ˌ )t ē \
Etymology: New Latin, literally, crown with rays
Date: 1892
: the zone of small follicular cells immediately surrounding the ovum in the graafian follicle and accompanying the ovum on its discharge from the follicle