卵子
Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Biological term for the female reproductive cell. Used in medical, scientific, and educational contexts.
When an ovum and a sperm fertilize, a new life begins.
In in vitro fertilization, the egg cell is fertilized outside the body.
Usage patterns
- 卵子を採取するto retrieve/collect eggs (e.g. for fertility treatment)
They retrieved eggs for in-vitro fertilization.
- 卵子が老化するfor egg cells to age (decline in quality with age)
Egg cells decline in quality as a woman ages.
- 卵子と精子が結合するfor an egg and sperm to unite (fertilize)
The egg and sperm unite to become a fertilized egg.