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Definition: A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.  differentiate from EGGS (Cat J2); /transpl is not implantation (  consider also terms at OO- 
See Also Ovarian Follicle
Examples Oocytes; Oogonia; Zona Pellucida; Zygote 		Other names Egg; Unfertilized Eggs; Unfertilized Egg; Eggs, Unfertilized; Egg, Unfertilized; Ova

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