| oviducal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| oviduct | <anatomy> The tubular tract in female animals through which eggs are discharged either to the exterior or, in mammals, to the uterus. (18 Nov 1997) |
| oviductal | Relating to a uterine tube. Synonym: oviducal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oviferous | <biology> Egg-bearing; applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched. Origin: Ovum: cf. F. Ovifere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oviform | <biology> Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf. Origin: Ovum: cf. F. Oviforme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ovigenesis | The process of egg formation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ovigenetic | Producing ova. Synonym: oogenic, oogenous, ovigenetic, ovigenic, ovigenous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovigenous | Producing ova. Synonym: oogenic, oogenous, ovigenetic, ovigenic, ovigenous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovigerons | <biology> Bearing eggs; oviferous. Origin: Ovum: cf. F. Ovigere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ovigerous | <biology> Egg-bearing; applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched. Origin: Ovum: cf. F. Ovifere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ovigerus | A mass of epithelial cells surrounding the ovum in the ovarian follicle. Synonym: discus proligerus, ovigerus, proligerous disk, proligerous membrane. Origin: NA (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovine | Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a sheep. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ovine acetonaemia | A disease of preparturient ewes characterised primarily by impaired nervous function; the primary predisposing cause is undernutrition in late pregnancy. Synonym: ovine acetonaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovine mastitis | An acute inflammation of the sheep udder, usually gangrenous. Synonym: bluebag. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovine progressive pneumonia | A chronic, progressive, contagious interstitial pneumonitis of sheep in Europe and the U.S. Caused by a "slow virus" (family Lentiviridae); it is now believed that maedi and visna are two histopathological and clinical manifestations of the same viral infection. Synonym: ovine progressive pneumonia. Origin: Icelandic, dyspnea (05 Mar 2000) |