OVULATION - Definition

Pronunciation:		`owvyul'eyshun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)

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	Antonyms:	anovulation

	See Also:	biological process, organic process

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\O`vu*la"tion\, n. (Phisiol.) The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	release of a mature egg from an ovary.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The release of an egg from the ovary. Ovulation is the maturation and release of the ovum from the ovary. Both the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteining hormone (LH) are needed for this process.

Glossary

	Definition:	the point during the female reproductive cycle, usually the midpoint, when the ovum has matured and breaks through the wall of the ovary.