GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE


Meaning of GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE in English

[ 'grα:fɪən ]

■ noun Physiology a fluid-filled structure in the ovary within which an ovum develops prior to ovulation.

Origin

C19: named after the 17th-cent. Dutch anatomist R. de Graaf .

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