A follicle of the insect ovary. It is formed by germ cells (one oocyte and several nurse cells) encapsulated in follicle cells (Armstrong et al., 2020). [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-18-0593 ]
Synonyms: germarium derived egg chamber
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- NCIT:C61362
- UMLS:C1571705 (ncithesaurus:Follicle)
- FBbt:00004894 (ManualMappingCuration)