vesicular ovarian follicle
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Ovarian follicle — Human ovarian follicle Latin folliculi ovarici primarii, folliculi ovarici vesiculosi Gray s … Wikipedia
growing ovarian follicle — a follicle that has undergone recruitment and is either a primary or a vesicular ovarian follicle … Medical dictionary
follicle — 1. A more or less spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity. 2. A crypt or minute cul de sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges. SYN: folliculus [TA]. [L. folliculus, a small sac, dim. of follis, a … 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
Ovarian ligament — Ligament: Ovarian ligament Uterus and right broad ligament, seen from behind. The broad ligament has been spread out and the ovary drawn downward. The ligament of ovary is labeled at the center top. The suspensory ligament of the ovary (not… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Cumulus oophorus — Section of vesicular ovarian follicle of cat. X 50. (Discus proligerus labeled at lower left.) Gray s sub … Wikipedia
folliculus — SYN: follicle. [L. a small sac, dim. of follis, bellows] folliculi glandulae thyroideae the small spherical vesicular components of the thyroid gland lined with epithelium and containing colloid in varying amounts; the colloid serves for storage… … Medical dictionary
Membrana granulosa — Section of vesicular ovarian follicle of cat. X 50. (Membrana granulosa labeled at upper left.) Gray s subject #266 1256 … Wikipedia
Ovulation — The release of the ripe egg from the ovary. The egg is released when the cavity surrounding it (the follicle) breaks open in response to a hormonal signal. Ovulation occurs around fourteen or fifteen days from the first day of the woman’s last… … Medical dictionary
