Ovum: , gen. ovi, pl. , ova The term ovum is imprecise because it has been variously applied to stages from the primary oocyte to the implanting blastocyst.oocyte. [L. egg]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Ovum: A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)
Ovum: A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.
Source: MeSH 2007
Ovum (organ): Another name for Ova.
Ovum (organ): Female "egg" reproductive gamete cells.
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Source: CRISP
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