ovisac

American

[oh-vuh-sak] / ˈoʊ vəˌsæk /

noun

Zoology.

a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.

ovisac British

/ ˈəʊvɪˌsæk /

noun

a capsule or sac, such as an ootheca, in which egg cells are produced

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Other Word Forms

ovisaclike adjective

Etymology

Origin of ovisac

First recorded in 1825–35; ovi- + sac

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Ovisac, ōv′i-sak, n. the cavity in the ovary which immediately contains the ovum.

From Project Gutenberg

The afflux of blood to the uterus during the rupture of the ovisac, cannot be shown to be useful by any effort of teleological physiologists.

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