ovarian follicle

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• Ovarian follicle — Human ovarian follicle Latin folliculi ovarici primarii, folliculi ovarici vesiculosi Gray s …   Wikipedia

• ovarian follicle — n FOLLICLE (3) * * * the oocyte and its encasing cells, at any stage of its development. Ovarian follicle in early stage of oocyte development …   Medical dictionary

• Ovarian follicle atresia — is the periodic process in which immature ovarian follicles degenerate and are subsequently re absorbed during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. Typically around 20 follicles mature each month and only a single follicle is ovulated.… …   Wikipedia

• ovarian follicle — In mammals the group of cells around the primary oocyte proliferate and form a surrounding non cellular layer. A space opens up in the follicle cells and the whole structure is then the ovarian (Graafian) follicle …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• ovarian follicle — …   Useful english dictionary

• vesicular ovarian follicle — n GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE …   Medical dictionary

• atretic ovarian follicle — an ovarian follicle that began to mature but did not become the dominant follicle and has involuted …   Medical dictionary

• growing ovarian follicle — a follicle that has undergone recruitment and is either a primary or a vesicular ovarian follicle …   Medical dictionary

• primordial ovarian follicle — an immature ovarian follicle that has not undergone recruitment and consists of an oocyte enclosed by a single layer of cells. Called also unilaminar ovarian f …   Medical dictionary

• dominant ovarian follicle — the growing ovarian follicle in a given menstrual cycle that matures completely and forms the corpus luteum …   Medical dictionary

• Ovarian cyst — Classification and external resources Ovarian cyst ICD 10 N83.0 N …   Wikipedia