'Graafian follicles' definitions:

Definition of 'Graafian follicles'

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  • 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 which they are discharged. [1913 Webster]

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