Graafian Follicle Definition

gräfē-ən, grăfē-

noun

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.

Webster's New World

(biology) A mature ovarian follicle at the final stage of folliculogenesis.

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Other Word Forms of Graafian Follicle

Noun

Singular:

Graafian follicle

Plural:

graafian-follicles

Origin of Graafian Follicle

After Regnier de Graaf (1641–1673), Dutch physician and anatomist

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Named for Regnier de Graaf, Dutch scientist.

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