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superovulate

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su⋅per⋅ov⋅u⋅late

  [soo-per-ov-yuh-leyt, -oh-vyuh-] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. (of humans, domestic animals, etc.)
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–verb (used without object)
1. to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cause to superovulate.
Origin:
1960–65; super- + ovulate

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅ov⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
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su·per·o·vu·late   (sōō'pər-ō'vyə-lāt', -ŏv'yə-)   
v.   su·per·o·vu·lat·ed, su·per·o·vu·lat·ing, su·per·o·vu·lates

v.   intr.
To produce mature ova at an accelerated rate or in a large number at one time.
v.   tr.
To cause (an animal) to superovulate.
su'per·o·vu·la'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: su·per·ovu·late
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'äv-y&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-lat·ed; -lat·ing
: to induce excessive ovulation in (as by administration of hormones)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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superovulate su·per·o·vu·late (s&oomacr;'pər-ō'vyə-lāt', -ŏv'yə-)
v. su·per·o·vu·lat·ed, su·per·o·vu·lat·ing, su·per·o·vu·lates

  1. To produce mature ova at an accelerated rate or in a large number at one time.

  2. To cause to superovulate.

su'per·o·vu'la'tion n.

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