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o·va (ō'və) n. Plural of ovum. |
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.
ovum o·vum (ō'vəm)
n. pl. o·va (ō'və)
The female reproductive cell or gamete; egg.
| ovum (ō'vəm) Pronunciation Key
Plural ova The mature reproductive cell of female animals, produced in the ovaries. See more at egg. |
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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