oogenesis
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See also: oögenesis
English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈuː.d͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]oogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural oogeneses)
- (biology) The formation and development of an oocyte or ovum
- Antonym: spermatogenesis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [oː.ɔˈɡɛ.nɛ.sɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [o.oˈd͡ʒɛː.ne.s̬is]
Noun
[edit]ōogenesis f (genitive ōogenesis or ōogeneseōs or ōogenesios); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ōogenesis | ōogenesēs ōogeneseis |
genitive | ōogenesis ōogeneseōs ōogenesios |
ōogenesium |
dative | ōogenesī | ōogenesibus |
accusative | ōogenesim ōogenesin ōogenesem1 |
ōogenesēs ōogenesīs |
ablative | ōogenesī ōogenese1 |
ōogenesibus |
vocative | ōogenesis ōogenesi |
ōogenesēs ōogeneseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
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