zona pellucida

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin zōna (“zone”) + pellūcida (“transparent”).

Noun

zona pellucida (plural zonae pellucidae or zonæ pellucidæ)

1. (anatomy) A glycoprotein membrane surrounding the plasma membrane of an oocyte.

Synonyms

• (glycoprotein membrane): pellucid zone

Translations

glycoprotein membrane

• French: zone pellucide f, zona pellucida f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}