Definition of Ovum

1. Noun. The female reproductive cell; the female gamete.

Exact synonyms: Egg Cell
Specialized synonyms: Egg, Ootid, Ovule
Generic synonyms: Gamete
Group relationships: Female Reproductive System
Derivative terms: Ovulate

Definition of Ovum

1. n. A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of Mycropyle.

Definition of Ovum

1. Noun. (cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ovum

1. the female reproductive cell of animals [n OVA]

Medical Definition of Ovum

1. 1. The female reproductive cell which, after fertilization, develops into a new member of the same species (von Baer, 1827), an egg. 2. The human ovum: a round cell about 0.1 mm. In diameter, produced in the ovary, where there is deposited around it a noncellular covering (oolemma, zona pellucida, zona radiata). It consists of protoplasm which contains some yolk, enclosed by a thin cell wall (vitelline membrane). There is a large nucleus (germinal vesicle), within which is a nucleolus (germinal spot). By extension, the word is also used to designate any early stage of the conceptus, when the embryo itself constitutes a tiny and insignificant part of the whole. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovum

ovulations
ovulatory
ovulatory period
ovule
ovules
ovulists
ovulite
ovulites
ovulocyclic
ovulode
ovulum
ovum (current term)
ovum implantation
ovum transport
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ow'st
oware
owch
owche
owches
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owe
owed
owedness
owel
owelties

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