Oogenesis - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Oogenesis :  (noun)

1: development of ova

Based on WordNet 2.0

Oogenesis : \O`["o]*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg _ E. genesis.] (Physiol.) The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Oogenesis :  Oogenesis: The process of egg formation.

The second "o" in oogenesis is pronounced separately from the first: o·o·gen·e·sis. The word was created from the prefix "oo-" (Greek oon, egg) _ "genesis" (the coming into being of something) = the coming into being of the egg (the ovum ).

Oogenesis is in contrast to sperm formation.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Oogenesis

LeniInChains: @iminvincible Oogenesis (not Exogenesis haha), Spermatogenesis, the female Ovum and genetic engineering.. are the English expressions
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