Cell
ovum Audio
o·vum [ oh-vuhm ]
Subclass of:
Embryonic Structures; Germ Cells
Etymology:
Latin ovum = egg
Definitions related to ovum:
  • A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (egg/ovum) Mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the ovary at ovulation; do not confuse with the animal reproductive bodies, or the contents thereof, used as food, EGG FOOD PRODUCT.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Ovum, 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. The outer surface of each ovary is covered by a layer of cells (germinal epithelium); these...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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