Ovum is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like gamete. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ovum in a sentence
Ovum meaning
The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
Synonyms of Ovum
Using Ovum
- The main meaning on this page is: The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
- Useful related words include: egg cell, gamete.
- In the example corpus, ovum often appears in combinations such as: fertilized ovum, ovum and, human ovum.
Context around Ovum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ovum
- In this selection, "ovum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fertilized, human, firm, may, female and implants stand out and add context to how "ovum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fertilized ovum may not and a fertilized ovum reaches the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ovum" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ovum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Furthermore, that other body isn’t just her ovum. (9 words)
The human ovum was first described by Edgar Allen in 1928. (11 words)
The human ovum was discovered in 1827, according to the bishops’ fact sheet. (13 words)
In some species, young tend to be released only at certain points in the year. citation A female can have between 1 and 23 offspring per year; development from fertilized ovum to adult takes between 6 and 17 months and does not have a larval stage. (46 words)
The Standard Days Method is based on a fixed formula taking into consideration the timing of ovulation, the functional life of the sperm and the ovum, and the resulting likelihood of pregnancy on particular days of the menstrual cycle. (39 words)
Dolly was formed by taking a cell from the udder of her 6-year old biological mother. citation Dolly's embryo was created by taking the cell and inserting it into a sheep ovum. (34 words)
Example sentences (18)
Furthermore, that other body isn’t just her ovum.
The human ovum was discovered in 1827, according to the bishops’ fact sheet.
A market research firm, Ovum, had predicted that there would be a drop in spending on traditional communication services offered by the incumbent telcos by 36 per cent in the next 10 years.
A fertilized ovum may not reach the uterus if the cilia are unable to move it there.
Allogamy main Allogamy is the fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another.
Dolly was formed by taking a cell from the udder of her 6-year old biological mother. citation Dolly's embryo was created by taking the cell and inserting it into a sheep ovum.
Female animals employ a slight variation on this pattern and produce one large ovum and two small polar bodies.
History In 1784, Spallanzani established the need of interaction between the female's ovum and male's semen to form a zygote.
Humans In human fertilization, two 1n haploid cells—an ovum ( female gamete) and a sperm cell ( male gamete)—combine to form a single 2n diploid cell called the zygote.
In some species, young tend to be released only at certain points in the year. citation A female can have between 1 and 23 offspring per year; development from fertilized ovum to adult takes between 6 and 17 months and does not have a larval stage.
Mammals main In mammals, pregnancy begins when a zygote (fertilized ovum) implants in the female's uterus and ends once the fetus leaves the uterus.
Members of lower castes (but not Alphas and Betas) are created using ' Bokanovsky's Process ' which allows up to 96 clones to be produced from one fertilized ovum.
Millions of sperm are present in each ejaculation, to increase the chances of one fertilizing an egg or ovum (see sperm competition ).
Overview The male gamete ( sperm ) fertilizing the female gamete ( ovum One of the basic properties of life is reproduction, the capacity to generate new individuals, and sex is an aspect of this process.
The human ovum was first described by Edgar Allen in 1928.
The ovum is at first rigidly held, but in fertilised eggs the innermost layer liquefies and allows the embryo to move freely.
The Standard Days Method is based on a fixed formula taking into consideration the timing of ovulation, the functional life of the sperm and the ovum, and the resulting likelihood of pregnancy on particular days of the menstrual cycle.
When a fertilized ovum reaches the uterus, it becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus (the endometrium ) and a pregnancy begins.
Common combinations with ovum
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: