folliculogenesis

noun

The process of growing and developing for an ovarian follicle in the ovary.

OriginLatin folliculus →
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Meanings

nounfolliculogenesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe process of growing and developing for an ovarian follicle in the ovary.

Origin

  1. Latinfolliculus
  2. Englishfolliculogenesis

From Latin folliculus + -o- + genesis.

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Translations

Finnish follikulogeneesi, munarakkuloiden kehittyminen
  • follikulogeneesiProcess
  • munarakkuloiden kehittyminenProcess
French folliculogénèse
  • folliculogénèseProcess
Polish dotyczący folikulogenezy
  • dotyczący folikulogenezyProcess
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APA

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Chicago

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