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zona pellucida

DEFINITIONS OF: zona pellucida

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n 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

Type of:
zona, zone
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
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