follicular phase

noun

a stage of the menstrual cycle, from onset of menstruation to ovulation.

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Nearby words

follicular cystitis, follicular dendritic cell, follicular goiter, follicular lymphoma, follicular mucinosis, follicular phase, follicular stigma, folliculate, folliculin, folliculitis, folliculitis barbae

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Medicine definitions for follicular phase

follicular phase

n.

The phase during which the ovarian follicle develops during the menstrual cycle.

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