Definitions for oogenesisˌoʊ əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•o•gen•e•sisˌoʊ əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs(n.)
the formation and development of the ovum.
Category: Developmental Biology
Origin of oogenesis:
1890–95
o`o•ge•net′ic-dʒəˈnɛt ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
oogenesis(noun)
development of ova
Wiktionary
oogenesis(Noun)
The formation and development of an ovum.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Oogenesis
The process of germ cell development in the female from the primordial germ cells through OOGONIA to the mature haploid ova (OVUM).
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