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Fertilized ovum   /fˈərtəlˌaɪzd ˈoʊvəm/   Listen
Fertilized ovum

noun
1.
(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell).  Synonym: zygote.





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"Fertilized ovum" Quotes from Famous Books



... uterus or womb is the organ in which the fertilized ovum, or egg, grows and develops into a child. It is a hollow muscular organ, about the size of a pear, with thick walls, capable under the influence of pregnancy of great expansion and growth. The broad part of the pear is called the ...
— Woman - Her Sex and Love Life • William J. Robinson


Words linked to "Fertilized ovum" :   genetic science, cell, being, homozygote, heterozygote, genetics, organism


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