Graafian follicle
[grah-fee-uh n]
noun (sometimes lowercase)
one of the small vesicles containing a developing ovum in the ovary of a mammal.
Origin of Graafian follicle
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Graafian follicle
noun
Word Origin for Graafian follicle
C17: named after R. de Graaf (1641–73), Dutch anatomist
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Graafian follicle
n.
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