follicular atresia

n.

The normal process affecting the ovarian primordial follicles in which death of the ovum results in cystic degeneration followed by cicatricial closure.

Words nearby follicular atresia

follicle mite, follicle of the thyroid gland, follicle-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor, follicular, follicular atresia, follicular cell, follicular conjunctivitis, follicular cyst, follicular cystitis, follicular dendritic cell