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OVULATION

\ˌɒvjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˌɒvjʊlˈe‍ɪʃən], \ˌɒ_v_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of OVULATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The discharge of a secondary oocyte from a ruptured graafian follicle.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Ovular formation and discharge.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

The formation of ova in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. Also, the development of the embryo from the egg.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The formation and discharge of the ovum from the ovary.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The process of the maturation and rupture of a follicle and the discharge of an ovule. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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