| Descriptor English: | Ovum | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Óvulo 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Óvulo | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Ovule | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Egg Egg, Unfertilized Eggs, Unfertilized Ova Unfertilized Egg Unfertilized Eggs | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | A05.360.490.690 A11.497.497 A16.690 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010063 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION. | ||||||
| Annotation: | differentiate from EGGS (Cat J2); /transpl is not implantation ( = OVUM IMPLANTATION) | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | CH                                                            chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology | ||||||
| Consider Also: | consider also terms at OO- | ||||||
| Related: | Ovarian Follicle
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| DeCS ID: | 10239 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010063 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2007/07/09 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0015608 | 
| Scope note | A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION. | 
| Preferred term | Ovum | 
| Entry term(s) | Egg Egg, Unfertilized Eggs, Unfertilized Ova Unfertilized Egg Unfertilized Eggs | 
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