Oosperm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oosperm is a noun meaning (biology) The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
Meaning
(biology) The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
Example Sentences
1880-1881, Francis Maitland Balfour, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology It is clear that the ovum after fertilization is an entirely different body to the ovum prior to that act , and unless the use of the same term for the two conditions of the ovum had become very familiar , a special term , such as oosperm , for the ovum after the fusion with the spermatozoom, would be very convenient.
Word Forms
- oosperms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spermatovum, ovum, oligospermy, spermatozoon, oogamete, spermule.
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