fascicular zone
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zona fasciculata — zona fas·cic·u·la·ta fa .sik yə lāt ə n the middle of the three layers of the adrenal cortex that consists of radially arranged columnar epithelial cells * * * fascicular zone: the thick middle layer of the adrenal cortex; it is the major source… … Medical dictionary
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