ova

[ oh-vuh ]

noun

1. the plural of ovum.

ova

/ ˈəʊvə /

noun

1. the plural of ovum

ova

1. sing. ovum The female sex cells , produced in the ovary and released during ovulation ; the eggs. An ovum must normally be fertilized ( see fertilization ) to develop into a new living thing.

Example Sentences

In Africa the ova, and even adults, of Distoma hmatobium are common, accompanying "Egyptian hematuria."

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The ova closely resemble those of Tnia saginata, but are a little smaller (Fig. 101).

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Tempore mensium praesertim ova egrediuntur ex ovariis in tubos Fallopianos et inde in uterum.

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The divisions to form ova present certain complications which need not be taken up in detail here.

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She decorates the egg, as it were, with a fluid which later turns black and appears as a streak across the ova.

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