ZONA PELLUCIDA


Meaning of ZONA PELLUCIDA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌzō-nə-pə-ˈlü-sə-də, -pel-ˈyü- ]

noun

( plural zo·nae pel·lu·ci·dae -(ˌ)nē…-(ˌ)dē, -ˌnī…-ˌdī)

Etymology: New Latin, transparent zone

Date: 1841

: the transparent more or less elastic noncellular outer layer or envelope of a mammalian ovum that is composed of glycoproteins

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