Graafian follicle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Graafian follicle
1835–45; named after Regnier de Graaf (died 1673), Dutch anatomist; see -ian
Example Sentences
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From time to time some of these ovules enlarge and are surrounded by a vesicle with liquid contents, which is called the Graafian follicle.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
An ovum becomes mature, breaks through its Graafian follicle in the ovary and is set free.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by William J. Robinson
F.t., the left Fallopian tube. ov., is the ovary, with a Graafian follicle, G.F.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Diagram of ovary with stages in the development of a Graafian follicle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, see text, Section 137.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In the sexually mature woman, a Graafian follicle ripens at regular intervals of four weeks.
From The Sexual Life of the Child by Eden Paul
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