ova

[oh-vuh] /ˈoʊ və/
noun
1.
plural of ovum.

ovum

[oh-vuh m] /ˈoʊ vəm/
noun, plural ova
[oh-vuh] /ˈoʊ və/ (Show IPA)
1.
Cell Biology.
  1. the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual.
  2. the female reproductive cell or gamete of plants.
2.
Architecture. an oval ornament, as in an egg-and-dart molding.
Origin
1700-10; < Latin ōvum egg1; cognate with Greek ōión
Examples from the web for ova
  • Positive diagnosis is made when the mite, ova, or fecal pellets are found.
British Dictionary definitions for ova

ova

/ˈəʊvə/
noun
1.
the plural of ovum

ovum

/ˈəʊvəm/
noun (pl) ova (ˈəʊvə)
1.
an unfertilized female gamete; egg cell
Word Origin
from Latin: egg
Word Origin and History for ova

ovum

n.

(plural ova), 1706, from Latin ovum "egg," cognate with Greek oon, Old Norse egg, Old English æg, all perhaps from PIE root *awi- (see egg (n.)).

ova in Medicine

ovum o·vum (ō'vəm)
n. pl. o·va (ō'və)
The female reproductive cell or gamete; egg.

ova in Science
ovum
  (ō'vəm)   
Plural ova
The mature reproductive cell of female animals, produced in the ovaries. See more at egg.
ova in Culture
ova [(oh-vuh)]

sing. ovum

The female sex cells, produced in the ovary and released during ovulation; the eggs. An ovum must normally be fertilized (see fertilization) to develop into a new living thing.

Encyclopedia Article for ova

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

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