(ă-tret'ik fol'i-kĕl) A follicle that degenerates before coming to maturity; many atretic follicles occur in the ovary before puberty; in the sexually mature woman, several are formed each month. Synonym(s): corpus atreticum.
atretic follicle
An ovarian follicle that has undergone degeneration or involution.See also: follicle