(n) natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery, Syn. ovulation method

ovule

(n) a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization

ovule

(n) a small or immature ovum

ovulen

(n) trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound

uniovular

(adj) having a single ovule, Syn. uniovulate

fraternal

(adj) (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova, Syn. biovular, Ant. identical, Example:fraternal twins are biovular

identical

(adj) (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum, Syn. monovular, Ant. fraternal, Example:identical twins are monovular

pill

(n) a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception, Syn. contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, birth control pill, anovulant, oral contraceptive pill, anovulatory drug

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

biovular

adj. derived from two separate ferilized ova; -- of twins; as, fraternal twins are biovular. Antonym of identical.
Syn. -- fraternal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

monovular

adj. (Biol.) derived from a single egg or ovum; -- of twins; as, identical twins are monovular. Contrasted with fraternal.
Syn. -- identical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Ovular

a. (Biol.) Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ovulary

a. (Biol.) Pertaining to ovules. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ovulate

a. (Biol.) Containing an ovule or ovules. [ 1913 Webster ]

ovulate

v. i. (Physiol.) To produce ova and discharge them from an ovary or ovarian follicle. [ PJC ]

ovulation

n. (Physiol.) The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the human female the discharge occurs about halfway between menstruation times. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Ovule

n. [ Dim. of L. ovum an egg: cf. F. ovule. Cf. Ovolo, Ovulum. ] (Biol.) (a) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen. (b) An ovum. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ovuliferous

a. [ Ovule + -ferous. ] (Biol.) Producing ovules. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ovulist

n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called ovist. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ovulite

n. [ Ovum + -lite. ] A fossil egg. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ovulum

‖n.; pl. Ovula [ NL. See Ovule. ] (Biol.) An ovule. [ 1913 Webster ]

Uniovulate

a. [ Uni- + ovulate. ] (Bot.) Containing but one ovule. [ 1913 Webster ]

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