ovarian follicle

noun

A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.

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Meanings

nounovarian follicle (plural ovarian follicles)

plural ovarian follicles

  1. anatomyA spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.

Translations

Finnish munarakkula
  • munarakkulacellular aggregation
German Ovarialfollikel, Eibläschen
  • Ovarialfollikelcellular aggregation
  • Eibläschencellular aggregation
Hungarian graaf-tüsző
  • graaf-tüszőcellular aggregation
Icelandic eggbú
  • eggbúcellular aggregation
Polish pęcherzyk jajnikowy
  • pęcherzyk jajnikowycellular aggregation
Portuguese folículo ovariano
  • folículo ovarianocellular aggregation
Spanish folículo ovárico
  • folículo ováricocellular aggregation
Swedish äggblåsa
  • äggblåsacellular aggregation
Turkish folikül
  • folikülcellular aggregation
Cite this entry
APA

ovarian follicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovarian%20follicle

MLA

“ovarian follicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovarian%20follicle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovarian follicle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovarian%20follicle.

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