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oo-

 
word element [Gr.], egg; ovum. See also words beginning ov(o)-.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

oo-

The two os are pronounced separately, not fused into a diphthong as in boot.
Egg, ovary.
See also: oophor-, ovario-, ovi-, ovo-.
[G. ōon, egg]
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oo-

Prefix meaning egg, ovary.
See also: oophor-, ovario-, ovi-, ovo-
[G. ōon, egg]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

oo-

Combining form denoting an egg (ovum).
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

oo-

prefix denoting an egg.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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