ovulation (redirected from ovulation fossa)

o·vu·late  (vy-lt, vy-)

intr.v. o·vu·lat·ed, o·vu·lat·ing, o·vu·lates

To produce ova; discharge eggs from the ovary.

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[From ovule.]

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ovu·lation n.

ovu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.

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ovulation  (vy-lshn, vy-lshn)

The release of an egg cell (ovum) from the ovary in female animals, regulated in mammals by hormones produced by the pituitary gland during the menstrual cycle.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ovulation - the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle) biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms anovulation - the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary

Translations

ovulation [ɔvjuˈleɪʃən] n → ovulación f

ovulation [ɔvjuˈleɪʃən] n → ovulation f

ovulation [ɔvjuˈleɪʃən] ovulate n → Eisprung m, Ovulation f

ovulation [ɔvjuˈleɪʃən] n → ovulazione f