- Graaf|i|an follicle
- 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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Graaf|i|an follicle
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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] … Useful english dictionary
Graaf — Reijnier de, Dutch physiologist and histologist, 1641–1673. See graafian follicle … Medical dictionary
graafian follicle — graaf·ian follicle .gräf ē ən , .graf n, often cap G a mature follicle in a mammalian ovary that contains a liquid filled cavity and that ruptures during ovulation to release an egg called also vesicular ovarian follicle de Graaf də gräf Reinier… … Medical dictionary
Graafian follicle — Graaf′i•an fol′licle [[t]ˈgrɑ fi ən[/t]] n. (sometimes l.c.) anat. one of the small vesicles containing a developing ovum in the ovary of placental mammals • Etymology: 1835–45; after Regnier de Graaf (d. 1673), Dutch anatomist … From formal English to slang
Regnier de Graaf — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image width =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = July 30, 1641 birth place = Schoonhoven death date = August 17, 1673 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = Dutch ethnicity = field =… … Wikipedia
Ovarian follicle — Human ovarian follicle Latin folliculi ovarici primarii, folliculi ovarici vesiculosi Gray s … Wikipedia
Graafian follicle — a mature follicle in the ovary prior to ovulation, containing a large fluid filled cavity that distends the surface of the ovary. The oocyte develops inside the follicle, attached to one side [de Graaf (1641–73), Dutch physician and anatomist] … The new mediacal dictionary
Graafian follicle — or Graafian vesicle [graf′ē ən, gräf′ē ən] n. [after R. de Graaf (1641 73), Du anatomist] any of the small, round, fluid filled sacs in the ovary of higher mammals, each of which contains a maturing ovum surrounded by hormone secreting cells … English World dictionary
Graafian follicle — n. a follicle in the mammalian ovary in which an ovum develops prior to ovulation. Etymology: R. de Graaf, Du. anatomist d. 1673 … Useful english dictionary
graafian follicle — noun Usage: often capitalized G Etymology: Regnier de Graaf died 1673 Dutch anatomist Date: 1883 a mature liquid filled cavity in a mammalian ovary that ruptures during ovulation to release an egg … New Collegiate Dictionary
