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Noun ovum has 1 sense
  1. ovum, egg cell - the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
    --1 is a kind of gamete
    --1 is a part of female reproductive system
    --1 has particulars: egg; ootid; ovule
    Derived form: verb ovulate1

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Ovum

Noun:

  1. a mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell.
  2. an egg.

Sample Sentences:

  1. The doctor retrieved multiple healthy ova from the patient during the fertility treatment.
  2. She will be undergoing in-vitro fertilization as her ovaries aren't producing enough mature ova naturally.

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