| cumulus | A collection or heap of cells. Origin: L. A heap (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cumulus oophorus | A mass of epithelial cells surrounding the ovum in the ovarian follicle. Synonym: discus proligerus, ovigerus, proligerous disk, proligerous membrane. Origin: NA (05 Mar 2000) |
| cumulus ovaricus | Rarely used term for cumulus oophorus. (05 Mar 2000) |