卵泡 (luǎn pào) — ovarian follicle | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A medical/anatomical term for the small sac in the ovary where an egg matures and is released each menstrual cycle.

noun

ovarian follicle

Measure word · 个

B卵泡。
Yī shēng tōng guò B chāo jiǎn chá le tā de luǎn pào fā yù qíng kuàng.
The doctor checked her follicle development via ultrasound.
卵泡。
Měi gè yuè zhǐ yǒu yí gè chéng shú de luǎn pào pái chū luǎn zǐ.
Only one mature follicle releases an egg each month.
卵泡。
luǎn pào De shù liàng hé zhì liàng huì yǐng xiǎng shēng yù néng lì.
The quantity and quality of follicles can affect fertility.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

卵泡 combines 卵, the ovum, with 泡, a small bubble-like structure, to name the follicle.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

卵 comes from a picture of eggs or spawn.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵包泡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

包

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

泡 combines 氵 (water) and 包, which supplies the sound. It conveys foam.