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ovum (ōvəm)

noun pl. ovaō

  1. Biol. a mature female germ cell which, generally only after fertilization, develops into a new member of the same species; female gamete; egg
  2. Archit. an egg-shaped ornament

Etymology: L, egg

ovum Usage Examples

Preposition: of

animal: At the same time the nucleus is removed from the mature ovum of another animal of the same species.

Converse of object

  • fertilize: The egg consists of an outer casing, or chorion, inside which is the females fertilized ovum.
  • fertilize: Any form of birth control that destroys the fetus or fertilized ovum rather than preventing conception is therefore wrong.
  • blight: The only sure way to diagnose a blighted ovum is through an ultrasound.
  • produce: The hormone stops you from producing ova ( eggs ).
  • use: It was unfortunate that the definition of an embryo in the HFEA overlooked that cloning could be done using an unfertilised ovum.
  • enucleate: Human cloning produces an embryo by fusing the nucleus of a body cell with an enucleated ovum.

Adjective modifier

  • human: Fertilized human ova grown in vitro to the early embryo stage can be selected for implantation.
  • female: Humans cannot reproduce using only male sperm or only female ovum.
  • fetal: As above, we do not accept research as legitimate if it involves fertilization of fetal ova or ovarian tissue.
  • unfertilised: It is transferred to a unfertilised human ovum which has had its original nucleus removed.
  • healthy: According to Maharishi Ayurveda, conception takes place due to healthy sperm, healthy ovum, and a healthy uterus.

Modifies a noun

  • donation: Design: A retrospective analysis of 232 ovum donation pregnancies in the six years from 1988 to 1993.
  • analyst: Ovum analyst John Delaney called the definition of 4G " a matter of opinion " .
  • pick-up: Despite these welfare concerns, 26,000 embryos were produced using ovum pick-up in the EU in 2000 ( 26 ).
  • pregnancy: Design: A retrospective analysis of 232 ovum donation pregnancies in the six years from 1988 to 1993.

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