oogenesis

See also: oögenesis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From oo- +‎ -genesis.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈuː.d͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

oogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural oogeneses)

  1. (biology) The formation and development of an oocyte or ovum
    Antonym: spermatogenesis

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Latin

Etymology

From ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ōogenesis f (genitive ōogenesis or ōogeneseōs or ōogenesios); third declension

  1. oogenesis

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem).

singular plural
nominative ōogenesis ōogenesēs
ōogeneseis
genitive ōogenesis
ōogeneseōs
ōogenesios 		ōogenesium
dative ōogenesī ōogenesibus
accusative ōogenesim
ōogenesin
ōogenesem1 		ōogenesēs
ōogenesīs
ablative ōogenesī
ōogenese1 		ōogenesibus
vocative ōogenesis
ōogenesi 		ōogenesēs
ōogeneseis

1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

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