preantral

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adjective

That develops before antral structures

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Meanings

adjectivepreantral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat develops before antral structures

    Analysis of non-atretic quiescent (primordial) and growing (primary, preantral, and antral) follicle numbers revealed that immature follicles were gradually lost after chemotherapy.

    2015 May 12, Dongmei Lai et al., “Human endometrial mesenchymal stem cells restore ovarian function through improving the renewal of germline stem cells in a mouse model of premature ovarian failure”, in Journal of Translational Medicine, volume 13, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + antral.

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APA

preantral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preantral

MLA

“preantral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preantral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preantral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preantral.

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