cortical cords


cortical cords

the cellular cords arising from the surface epithelium of the embryonic ovaries; the primordial germ cells in the cords differentiate into oogonia.

cor·ti·cal cords

(kōr'ti-kal kōrdz) The cellular cords arising from the surface epithelium of the embryonic ovaries; the primordial germ cells in the cords differentiate into oogonia.