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ovulation

DEFINITIONS OF: ovulation

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

Antonyms:
anovulation
the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary
Type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms
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