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Noun: ovulation  `owvyu'leyshun
  1. The expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)

Derived forms: ovulations

See also: ovulate

Type of: biological process, organic process

Antonym: anovulation

Encyclopedia: Ovulation

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