Dictionary

ovulation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɒvjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English ovulation From ovulate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The release of an ovum from an ovary.

Forms

Deriveds

preovulation · superovulation · concealed ovulation · reovulation · hyperovulation · periovulation · ovulational · ovulationary · nonovulation · anovulation · oligoovulation · post-ovulation · cryptic ovulation · induced ovulation · polyovulation · postovulation

Translations (50)

nn eggløysing (release of an ovum from the ovary) · el ωορρηξία (release of an ovum from the ovary) · ms ڤڠوۏومن (release of an ovum from the ovary) · da ægløsning (release of an ovum from the ovary) · es ovulación (release of an ovum from the ovary) · tr ovülasyon (release of an ovum from the ovary) · uk овуля́ція (release of an ovum from the ovary) · cs ovulace (release of an ovum from the ovary) · de Eisprung (release of an ovum from the ovary) · hy ձվազատում (release of an ovum from the ovary) · ko 배란 (release of an ovum from the ovary) · sv ägglossning (release of an ovum from the ovary) · tl saitlog (release of an ovum from the ovary) · nn ovulasjon (release of an ovum from the ovary) · nl eisprong (release of an ovum from the ovary) · id ovulasi (release of an ovum from the ovary) · nb ovulasjon (release of an ovum from the ovary) · fi ovulaatio (release of an ovum from the ovary) · ca ovulació (release of an ovum from the ovary) · kmr hêkdanan (release of an ovum from the ovary) · nb eggløsning (release of an ovum from the ovary) · ms pengovuman (release of an ovum from the ovary) · sk ovulácia (release of an ovum from the ovary) · pt ovocitação (release of an ovum from the ovary) · be авуляцыя (release of an ovum from the ovary) · is egglos (release of an ovum from the ovary) · sv ovulation (release of an ovum from the ovary) · lv ovulācija (release of an ovum from the ovary) · ml അണ്ഡവിസർജനം (release of an ovum from the ovary) · cmn 排卵 (release of an ovum from the ovary) · hu peteérés (release of an ovum from the ovary) · pl jajeczkowanie (release of an ovum from the ovary) · it ovulazione (release of an ovum from the ovary) · tg тухмакгузорӣ (release of an ovum from the ovary) · de Ovulation (release of an ovum from the ovary) · lt ovuliacija (release of an ovum from the ovary) · ga ubhsceitheadh (release of an ovum from the ovary) · sl ovulacija (release of an ovum from the ovary) · hu ovuláció (release of an ovum from the ovary) · ja 排卵 (release of an ovum from the ovary) · ru овуля́ция (release of an ovum from the ovary) · mk овулација (release of an ovum from the ovary) · uz ovulyatsiya (release of an ovum from the ovary) · pt ovulação (release of an ovum from the ovary) · nl ovulatie (release of an ovum from the ovary) · tk owulýasiýa (release of an ovum from the ovary) · eo ovolado (release of an ovum from the ovary) · fr ovulation (release of an ovum from the ovary) · pl owulacja (release of an ovum from the ovary) · bg овулация (release of an ovum from the ovary)