| NOUN | body | Graafian follicle | a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg |
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| Meaning | A vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg. | |
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| Part of | ovary | (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone |
| Parts | corpus luteum | yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum |
| Broader | follicle | Any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity |
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