oogenesis

See also: oögenesis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From oo- +‎ -genesis.

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, i-stem).

Case 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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