oogenesis

== English == === Alternative forms === oögenesis === Etymology === From oo- +‎ -genesis. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈuː.d͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ === Noun === oogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural oogeneses) (biology) The formation and development of an oocyte or ovum Antonym: spermatogenesis ==== Hypernyms ==== gametogenesis ==== Related terms ==== oogenetic oogenic ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [oː.ɔˈɡɛ.nɛ.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [o.oˈd͡ʒɛː.ne.s̬is] === Noun === ōogenesis f (genitive ōogenesis or ōogeneseōs or ōogenesios); third declension oogenesis ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem). 1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.