Graafian follicle [grah-fee-uh n] WORD ORIGIN noun (sometimes lowercase) one of the small vesicles containing a developing ovum in the ovary of a mammal. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of Graafian follicle 1835–45; named after Regnier de Graaf (died 1673), Dutch anatomist; see -ian Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for graafian follicle Graafian follicle noun a fluid-filled vesicle in the mammalian ovary containing a developing egg cell Word Origin for Graafian follicle C17: named after R. de Graaf (1641–73), Dutch anatomist Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 graafian follicle in Medicine Graafian follicle n. A mature ovarian follicle in which the oocyte attains its full size and the surrounding follicular cells are permeated by one or more fluid-filled cavities.secondary follicle vesicular ovarian follicle The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.