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noun
A glycoprotein membrane surrounding the plasma membrane of an oocyte.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
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 source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: zone, zona
History
Latin zōna (“zone”) + pellūcida (“transparent”).
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