- follicular antrum
- a cavity filled with follicular fluid on one side of a vesicular ovarian follicle in its later stages of growth just prior to ovulation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
follicular antrum
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Follicular antrum — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = antrum follicularum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Mature late stage tertiary (Graffian) follicle. Caption2 = Early folliculogenesis from primordial to early tertiary. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein … Wikipedia
Follicular fluid — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = liquor folliculi GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Mature late stage tertiary (Graffian) follicle. Caption2 = Human ovum examined fresh in the liquor folliculi Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve =… … Wikipedia
follicular fluid — an albuminous fluid in the follicular antrum of a vesicular ovarian follicle. Called also antral f. and liquor folliculi … Medical dictionary
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Corona radiata (embryology) — Human ovum examined fresh in the liquor folliculi. The zona pellucida is seen as a thick clear girdle surrounded by the cells of the corona radiata. The egg itself shows a central granular deutoplasmic area and a peripheral clear layer, and… … Wikipedia
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Oogenesis — Oogenesis, ovogenesis or oögenesis ( /ˌoʊ … Wikipedia
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