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Zona
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What's The Definition Of Zona?
[n] (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
Synonyms | Synonyms for Zona: zone Related Terms | Find terms related to Zona: See Also | anatomical structure | bodily structure | body structure | complex body part | structure | zona pellucida | zonula | zonule Zona In Webster's Dictionary \Zo"na\, n.; pl. {Zon[ae]}. [L., a girdle. See {Zone}.]
A zone or band; a layer.
{Zona pellucida}. [NL.] (Biol.)
(a) The outer transparent layer, or envelope, of the ovum. It
is a more or less elastic membrane with radiating
stri[ae], and corresponds to the cell wall of an ordinary
cell. See {Ovum}, and Illust. of {Microscope}.
(b) The zona radiata.
{Zona radiata} [NL.] (Biol.), a radiately striated membrane
situated next the yolk of an ovum, or separated from it by
a very delicate membrane only.
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