{Graafian follicles} or vesicles, small cavities in which the ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals, and by the bursting of which they are discharged. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Graafian — /gräˈfi ən/ adjective Relating to or associated with the Dutch anatomist Regnier de Graaf (1641–73) who discovered the Graafian follicles in which the ova are contained in the ovaries of higher vertebrates … Useful english dictionary
graafian — Relating to or described by R. de Graaf. * * * graaf·i·an (grahґfe ən) named for Reijnier (Regner) de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist, 1641–1673, as graafian follicles … Medical dictionary
Graafian follicles — Graafian Graaf i*an, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician. [1913 Webster] {Graafian follicles} or vesicles, small cavities in which the ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals, and by the bursting of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Graafian follicle — or Graafian vesicle [graf′ē ən, gräf′ē ən] n. [after R. de Graaf (1641 73), Du anatomist] any of the small, round, fluid filled sacs in the ovary of higher mammals, each of which contains a maturing ovum surrounded by hormone secreting cells … English World dictionary
Graafian follicle — Graafian follicle. См. Граафов пузырек. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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
Graafian follicle — /ˌgrafiən ˈfɒlɪkəl/ (say .grahfeeuhn folikuhl) noun one of many small vesicles within the ovary which, at the time of ovulation, discharge an ovum. Also, Graafian vesicle. {named after R de Graaf, 1641–73, Dutch anatomist} …
graafian — graaf·ian … English syllables
graafian follicle — noun Usage: often capitalized G Etymology: Regnier de Graaf died 1673 Dutch anatomist Date: 1883 a mature liquid filled cavity in a mammalian ovary that ruptures during ovulation to release an egg … New Collegiate Dictionary
Graafian follicle — Final stage in the differentiation of follicles in the mammalian ovary. Consists of a spherical fluid filled blister on the surface of the ovary that bursts at ovulation to release the oocyte … Dictionary of molecular biology
