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Ovulation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Ovulation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"The doctor explained that tracking my basal body temperature could help me identify the exact day of ovulation when I am most likely to conceive."

2

The release of an ovum from an ovary.

"The doctor explained that her fertility treatments are timed to coincide with ovulation, when a mature egg is released from the ovary."

Related Terms
Antonyms
anovulation
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic process
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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