FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE
Dictionary entry overview: What does fertilization membrane mean? • FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE (noun)
The noun FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE has 1 sense:
1. the membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon
Familiarity information: FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE (noun)
Meaning:
The membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("fertilization membrane" is a kind of...):
membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals)
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