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folliculogenesis

folliculogenesis noun: the process of growing and developing for an ovarian follicle in the ovary.

Noun

folliculogenesis (uncountable)

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

Origin of folliculogenesis

From Latin folliculus + -o- + genesis.

Questions about folliculogenesis

What does folliculogenesis mean?
Folliculogenesis means the process of growing and developing for an ovarian follicle in the ovary.
What part of speech is folliculogenesis?
Folliculogenesis is a noun.

Words near folliculogenesis in the dictionary

  1. folliculitis
  2. folliculitis barbae traumatica
  3. folliculo-
  4. folliculocentric
  5. folliculodystrophy
  6. folliculogenesis
  7. folliculogenic
  8. folliculoma
  9. folliculomas
  10. folliculomata
  11. folliculometry

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