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follicular atresia

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002575

The degeneration and resorption of an ovarian follicle before it reaches maturity and ruptures.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002575
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsatresia (ovarian follicles); atretic follicles; oocyte atresia
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsofollicular development
TranslationsSpanish: atresia folicular
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002575",
  "term": "follicular atresia",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The degeneration and resorption of an ovarian follicle before it reaches maturity and ruptures.",
  "synonyms": [
    "atresia (ovarian follicles)",
    "atretic follicles",
    "oocyte atresia"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "follicular development"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "atresia folicular"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/follicular-atresia/"
}

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