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oogenesis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈoʊ.ə.d͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ (General-American)
  • /ˈoʊ.oʊ.d͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión) Ancient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-)bor. English oo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English oogenesis From oo- + -genesis.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The formation and development of an oocyte or ovum

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
oögenesis alternative lexicographic
oogeneses Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

spermatogenesis · ovigenesis

Hypernyms

gametogenesis

Relateds

oogenic · oogenetic

Translations (14)

cmn 卵子發生 /卵子发生 (Translations) · ga úigineas (Translations) · fi oogeneesi (Translations) · it oogenesi (Translations) · el ωογένεση (Translations) · uk оогене́з (Translations) · kmr oogenesîs (Translations) · fr ovogenèse (Translations) · la ōogenesis (Translations) · pl oogeneza (Translations) · an ovochenesi (Translations) · tr oogenez (Translations) · ca oogènesi (Translations) · ru оогене́з (Translations)