English words starting with ov

Meanings of Ova:

noun

A mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell.

Usage examples:

The ovum contributes one chromosome of each pair to the fertilized cell

Plural of ovum specialized

Meanings of Ovaherero:

noun

With plural agreement. the herero-speaking people living in namibia, botswana, and angola, or those of a subgroup in central namibia and botswana, collectively.

Meanings of Oval:

adjective

Having a rounded and slightly elongated outline or shape like that of an egg.

Usage examples:

Her smooth oval face

noun

A body, object, or design with an oval shape or outline.

Usage examples:

Cut out two small ovals from the felt

Meanings of Ovalbumin:

noun

Albumin derived from the white of eggs.

Usage examples:

To produce a food allergy in mice, lead author simon hogan first injected the animals with small am…

Meanings of Ovalescent:

adjective

Approximately oval.

Meanings of Ovaliform:

adjective

Ovoid; oval.

Meanings of Ovalish:

adjective

Somewhat oval.

Meanings of Ovaloid:

adjective

Resembling or relating to an oval; approximately oval or ovoid.

noun

An egg-shaped solid; an ovoid.

Meanings of Ovambo:

noun

A member of a people of northern namibia.

Usage examples:

The removal of the eyes was common to the ovambos.

adjective

Relating to the ovambo or their language.

Usage examples:

Mckittrick examines how christianity, colonial rule, and wage labor in namibia reduced young ovambo…

Meanings of Ovarial:

adjective

Ovarian.

Meanings of Ovarian:

adjective

Relating to an ovary or the ovaries.

Usage examples:

An ovarian cyst

Meanings of Ovariectomize:

verb

Perform surgical removal of one or both ovaries on (a woman or female animal).

Usage examples:

We did not ovariectomize the test animals

Meanings of Ovariectomized:

adjective

(of a woman or female animal) having had one or both ovaries surgically removed.

Usage examples:

Ovariectomized rats

verb

Perform surgical removal of one or both ovaries on (a woman or female animal).

Usage examples:

We did not ovariectomize the test animals

Meanings of Ovariectomizing:

verb

Perform surgical removal of one or both ovaries on (a woman or female animal).

Usage examples:

We did not ovariectomize the test animals

Meanings of Ovaries:

noun

A female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair.

Usage examples:

The remaining uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes were otherwise unremarkable.

Meanings of Ovariohysterectomy:

noun

Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus.

Meanings of Ovariole:

noun

A small ovary; specifically each of the structures in the ovary of an insect in which oocytes are formed, frequently tubular in shape.

Meanings of Ovarioles:

noun

A small ovary; specifically each of the structures in the ovary of an insect in which oocytes are formed, frequently tubular in shape.

Meanings of Ovariotomies:

noun

Another term for ovariectomy.

Meanings of Ovariotomist:

noun

A surgeon who performs ovariotomy.

Meanings of Ovariotomy:

noun

Another term for ovariectomy.

Meanings of Ovarious:

adjective

Of, relating to, or of the nature of an egg or eggs (chiefly in non-technical contexts).

Meanings of Ovaritis:

noun

Another term for oophoritis.

Meanings of Ovarium:

noun

= "ovary".

Meanings of Ovary:

noun

A female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair.

Usage examples:

The remaining uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes were otherwise unremarkable.