Meaning Of The Word Graafian follicle

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Graafian follicle in American English
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
noun: one of the small vesicles containing a developing ovum in the ovary of a mammal

Graafian follicle in British English
noun: a fluid-filled vesicle in the mammalian ovary containing a developing egg cell

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