Anatomy

Ovum

A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Egg
  • Egg, Unfertilized
  • Ova
  • Eggs, Unfertilized
  • Unfertilized Egg
  • Unfertilized Eggs

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16 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

differentiate from EGGS (Cat J2); /transpl is not implantation ( = OVUM IMPLANTATION)

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  1. A05w.360w.490w.690w
  2. A11w.497w.497w
  3. A16.690w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ovum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010063. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010063
  2. Ovum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_cell
  3. Ovum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321695