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to discharge an egg or eggs from an ovary.
—ovulation n.

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The discharge of the ovum from the graafian follicle.
The discharged ovum enters the uterine tube adjoining the ovary and moves toward the uterus; if it encounters a spermatozoon while it is still alive (about 48 hours), the two merge. Fertilization usually takes place in the uterine tube. The fertilized ovum then makes its way to the uterus, where it becomes embedded in the prepared wall as the first stage of growth of the embryo. See also estrus, estrous cycle.

• double o. — simultaneous ovulation in both ovaries.
• o. failure — the ripe follicle does not rupture and discharge its ovum.
• o. fossa — site of rupture of mature follicles.
• multiple o. — see superovulation.
• noncopulatory o. — standard procedure in species other than cats.
• quiet o. — see silent estrus.
• o. tags — strands of fibrin, proliferating capillaries and leukocytes on the peritoneal serosa close to ovulation sites especially in mares and cows.

For a list of words related to ovulation, see:

• Anatomy and Physiology of Sex - ovulation: monthly dropping of egg from ovary to uterus

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See words rhyming with "ovulate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - have ægløsning

Nederlands (Dutch)
ovuleren

Français (French)
v. intr. - ovuler

Deutsch (German)
v. - ovulieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γεννώ αυγά

Italiano (Italian)
ovulare, ovulato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - produzir ovos ou expeli-los do ovário

Русский (Russian)
овулировать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ovular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ha ägglossning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
排卵

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 排卵

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 배란하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 排卵する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تبويض, تنتج الأنثى البويضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הפרישה ביציות מהשחלה‬

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