ZONA PELLUCIDA


Meaning of ZONA PELLUCIDA in English

-pəˈlüsədə, -pelˈyü- noun

( plural zonae pelluci·dae -əˌdē, -ˌdī)

Etymology: New Latin, transparent zone

: the transparent more or less elastic outer layer or envelope of an ovum often traversed by numerous radiating striae

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