oogenesis
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See also: oögenesis
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Etymology
Noun
oogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural oogeneses)
- (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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oː.oˈɡe.ne.sis/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.oˈd͡ʒe.ne.sis/,
Noun
ōogenesis f (genitive ōogenesis or ōogeneseōs or ōogenesios); third declension
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.