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noun
The formation and development of an oocyte or ovum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ovigenesis, spermatogenesis
Broader terms: gametogenesis
noun
development of ova
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gametogenesis
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2éwis Proto-Indo-European *h2ōwyóm Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión) Ancient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-)bor. English oo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English oogenesis From oo- + -genesis.
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