| Graaf, Regnier de | <person> B. Schoonhaven, Holland, July 30th , 1641. Was a student of Francis de la Boe Sylvius and of Diemerbroeck in Leyden. Became a distinguished Anatomist and later a Physician with an interest in physiology and histopathology in Delft. D. Delft, 1673. See: Graafian Follicles - folliculus oophorus vesiculosus. Lived: 1641-1673. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| graafian | <anatomy> Pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician. Graafian follicles or vesicles, small cavities in which the ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals, and by the bursting of which they are discharged. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Graafian follicle | <gynaecology> Final stage in the differentiation of follicles in the mammalian ovary. Consists of a spherical fluid filled blister on the surface of the ovary that bursts at ovulation to release the oocyte. (18 Nov 1997) |