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Graafian follicle
[ grah-fee-uhn ]
/ ˈgrɑ fi ən /
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noun (sometimes lowercase)
one of the small vesicles containing a developing ovum in the ovary of a mammal.
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Origin of Graafian follicle
1835–45; named after Regnier de Graaf (died 1673), Dutch anatomist; see -ian
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Graafian follicle
/ (ˈɡrɑːfɪən) /
noun
a fluid-filled vesicle in the mammalian ovary containing a developing egg cell
Word Origin for Graafian follicle
C17: named after R. de Graaf (1641–73), Dutch anatomist
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