Graafianadj.
/ˈɡrɑːfɪən/, /ˈɡrafɪən/, U.S. /ˈɡrɑfiən/, /ˈɡræfiən/ Anatomy.
In Graafian follicle, Graafian vesicle, one of the small sacs in the ovary of mammals in which the ova are matured.
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paxwaxa1325
testis1681
leaf1819
Harderian gland1822
fair-hair1825
ovarian follicle1834
Graafian follicle1841
thyro-hyal1854
Gartner's canal1874
admaxillary1896
baculum1939
the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [noun] > ovum or ootid > Graafian follicle, etc.
corpus luteum1788
ovarian follicle1834
Graafian follicle1841
theca folliculi1857
corona radiata1869
stigma1890
1841 W. H. Madden & W. Sharpey tr. J. Cruveilhier Descriptive Anat. I. in A. Tweedie Libr. Med. VII. 616 In the midst of this tissue..the Graafian vesicles are deposited.
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 838/1.
1873 T. H. Green Introd. Pathol. & Morbid Anat. (ed. 2) 183 Dilatation of the Graafian follicles.
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