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Oogenesis
Oˊo-gen′e-sis
,Noun.
[Gr.
ω,ὄν
an egg + E. genesis
.] (Physiol.)
The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.
Definition 2024
oogenesis
oogenesis
See also: oögenesis
English
Alternative forms
Noun
oogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural oogeneses)
- (biology) The formation and development of an ovum.
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Translations
formation and development of ovum
Latin
Etymology
from ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /o:o'ge.ne.sis/
Noun
ōogenesis f (genitive ōogenesis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōogenesis | ōogenesēs |
| genitive | ōogenesis | ōogenesium |
| dative | ōogenesī | ōogenesibus |
| accusative | ōogenesem ōogenesim |
ōogenesēs ōogenesīs |
| ablative | ōogenese ōogenesī |
ōogenesibus |
| vocative | ōogenesis | ōogenesēs |