və noun
plural of ovum.
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| —n , pl ova | |
| an unfertilized female gamete; egg cell | |
| [from Latin: egg] | |
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Word Origin & History
ovum
(pl. ova), 1706, from L. ovum "egg," cognate with Gk. oon, O.N. egg, O.E. æg, all from PIE base *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg" (see egg).
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Medical Dictionary
ovum o·vum (ō'vəm)
n. pl. o·va (ō'və)
The female reproductive cell or gamete; egg.
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Science Dictionary
ovum  (ō'vəm) Pronunciation Key
Plural ova The mature reproductive cell of female animals, produced in the ovaries. See more at egg. |
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Cultural Dictionary
ova [(oh-vuh)]sing. ovum
The female sex cells, produced in the ovary and released during ovulation; the eggs. An ovum must normally be fertilized (see fertilization) to develop into a new living thing.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
ova
in human physiology, single cell released from either of the female reproductive organs, the ovaries, which is capable of developing into a new organism when fertilized (united) with a sperm cell
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Positive diagnosis is made when the mite, ova, or fecal pellets are found.
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