ZONA PELLUCIDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does zona pellucida mean? 

• ZONA PELLUCIDA (noun)
  The noun ZONA PELLUCIDA has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: ZONA PELLUCIDA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZONA PELLUCIDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("zona pellucida" is a kind of...):

zona; zone ((anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure)