ferning
[ fûr′nĭng ]
n.
The formation of a fernlike pattern in a specimen of crystallized cervical mucus secreted at midcycle.
Nearby words
fernando po, fernbird, fernbrake, ferndale, fernery, ferning, ferny, fernández de lizardi, ferocious, ferocity, ferr-
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