|
|
1. (n.) zona pellucida
a transparent jellylike substance surrounding the ovum of mammals.
Etymology: (1835–45; < NL; see zone , pellucid)
|
| Definition of 'zona pellucida' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) zona pellucida
thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus
|
| Definition of 'zona pellucida' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
|
1. zona pellucida
A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATION.
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'zona pellucida' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of zona pellucida 
