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Ovum vs Ovisac - What's the difference?

ovum | ovisac |

As nouns the difference between ovum and ovisac

is that ovum is (label) the female gamete in animals; the egg cell while ovisac is a graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.

ovum

English

Noun

(ova)
  • (label) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

    • Synonyms

    * megagamete

    Hypernyms

    * gamete

    Coordinate terms

    * spermatozoon

    Related terms

    {{rel3, oval , Ovaltine , ovary , ovate , oviparous , ovo-lacto-vegetarian , ovoid , ovulate}}

    See also

    * oocyte English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    ovisac

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.
  • The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian follicle.
    • (Webster 1913)