NOUN | process | ovulation | the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle) |
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Sounds | ow.vyahley'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle). | |
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Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
Opposite | anovulation | The absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary |
Spanish | ovulación | |
Catalan | ovulació | |
Verbs | ovulate | produce and discharge eggs |
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