General Anatomy · Multiple Systems · Medium

Follicle

Meaning: A small sac or cavity, such as the fluid-filled sac in the ovary or the pit a hair grows from.

In practice: Ultrasound tracking showed one dominant follicle growing in the right ovary.

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