Graaf|i|an vesicle

Graaf|i|an vesicle
Graaf|i|an follicle or Graaf|i|an vesicle «GRAH fee uhn»,
one of the small, fluid-filled sacs or cavities in an ovary that contains an ovum.
[< Regnier de Graaf, 1641-1673, a Dutch physician]

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