THECA FOLLICULI
\θˈɛkə fəlˈɪkjʊlˌa͡ɪ], \θˈɛkə fəlˈɪkjʊlˌaɪ], \θ_ˈɛ_k_ə f_ə_l_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌaɪ]\
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Of von Baer, an envelope formed around a graafian vesicle by the fibrillation of a layer of young connective tissue following the heightened vascularity that accompanies the process of maturation. The internal layer (tunica propria) is vascular, and the external (tunica fibrosa) fibrillated.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
