ovum
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- noun
- /ˈoʊvəm/
- Specialized
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óvulo
- From the moment a sperm fertilizes an ovum, something new—a third original something—has emerged.
- fertilized ovum
- sperm and ovum
- human ovum
They're this, the individuals that produce fewer, larger gametes or ova or eggs.
- They're this, the individuals that produce fewer, larger gametes or ova or eggs.
- On top of that is then the poisoning of of sperm, ovum and the rest by the chemical agricultural system.
- Just like when you were just a fertilized ovum, you were one step cell, stem cell, pluripotential cell.
Examples
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In human reproduction, the male sperm must fertilize the female ovum to create a new life.
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In the birth process, both father and mother contribute equally to form the nucleus of the ovum.
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Of course, it will require an ovum from a healthy human woman.
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You were split from one ovum: identical twins.
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Madame,I can see only one ovum on the right.
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The genes were identical, since you were split from the same ovum.
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Within the fertilized ovum lies the capability to form an entire organism.
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Vast numbers of sperm are wasted so that one ovum may be fertilized.
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Barrier contraception methods physically prevent the meeting of sperm and ovum.
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Sperm cells are continually being produced by the testes and must mature before they can fertilize an ovum.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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A cell like a sperm or egg that joins another cell to make a new living thing
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A female cell that can join with a sperm to grow into a new animal or plant
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A cell like a sperm or egg that carries half the genes for a new life
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Cell like a sperm or egg that carries genes to children
Compounds
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Etymology
The word ovum comes from the Latin word ovum, meaning 'egg', so an ovum is the female 'egg' cell that can grow into a new life after it is fertilized.