ovogenesisn.
/ˌəʊvə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ Biology.
= oogenesis n.
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ovogenesis1857
ovigenesis1887
oogenesis1890
oogeny1890
1857 T. Williams in Proc. Royal Soc. 8 375 The true ovary, or the primary seat of the ovo-genesis.
1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 947 The interest which attaches to the development of the spermatozoon..is not less than that which attaches to the development of the ovum (ovogenesis).
1936 G. Pincus Eggs of Mammals ii. 22 There is a basic rate of ovogenesis.
1986 Systematic Zool. 35 164/2 Sometimes ovogenesis can be brought to completion with a high number of unbalanced gametes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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