GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE


Meaning of GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgrä-fē-ən-, ˌgra- ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized G

Etymology: Regnier de Graaf died 1673 Dutch anatomist

Date: 1883

: a mature liquid-filled cavity in a mammalian ovary that ruptures during ovulation to release an egg

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