Medical Definition of Ovarian follicle

1. In mammals the group of cells around the primary oocyte proliferate and form a surrounding noncellular layer. A space opens up in the follicle cells and the whole structure is then the ovarian Graafian) follicle. (05 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovarian Follicle

ovarialgia
ovarian
ovarian amenorrhoea
ovarian artery
ovarian branch of uterine artery
ovarian bursa
ovarian cancer
ovarian colic
ovarian cyst
ovarian cystic disease
ovarian cysts
ovarian dysmenorrhoea
ovarian fibroma
ovarian fimbria
ovarian follicle (current term)
ovarian fossa
ovarian function tests
ovarian granulosa cell
ovarian hormone
ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
ovarian ligament
ovarian plexus
ovarian pregnancy
ovarian stromal tumours
ovarian teratoma
ovarian tumour
ovarian tumours

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