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superovulation

su·per·ov·u·late
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-ov-yuh-leyt, -oh-vyuh-]
    • /ˌsu pərˈɒv yəˌleɪt, -ˈoʊ vyə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-ov-yuh-leyt, -oh-vyuh-]
    • /ˌsu pərˈɒv yəˌleɪt, -ˈoʊ vyə-/

Definitions of superovulation word

  • verb without object superovulation to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment. 1
  • verb with object superovulation to cause to superovulate. 1
  • noun superovulation the act or an instance of superovulating 0
  • noun superovulation the release of a larger-than-normal number of eggs for fertilization, esp. when artificially induced by injected hormones to produce embryos for transplantation, frozen storage, etc. 0
See all 4 definitions of superovulation

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Origin of superovulation

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; super- + ovulate

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Parts of speech for Superovulation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Superovulation

superovulation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

superovulation usage trend in Literature

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