kə|rōnəˌrādēˈād.ə noun
( plural coro·nae radia·tae -ˌnēˌ...ˈāˌtē)
Etymology: New Latin, literally, rayed crown
1. : the zone of small follicular cells immediately surrounding the ovum in the Graafian follicle and accompanying the ovum on its discharge from the follicle
2. : a large mass of medullated nerve fibers radiating from the internal capsule to the cerebral cortex