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Noun: zona pellucida  'zow-nu pu'loo-si-du
  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

Type of: zona, zone

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