ovum

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In fish, this occurs when sperm swim through the water to find the ovum.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The Oklahoma measure defines fertilisation as the "fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum".

From BBC • May 19, 2022

The meds listed in the law prevent pregnancy in the first place, blocking the sperm from entering the ovum.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2019

Let us take a ride, For truly, sir, thy life is incomplete ’Til viridescent ovum thou hast tried Together with a slice of glaucous meat!

From Washington Post • May 16, 2019

Lanning considered, “If you had all your equipment—the brain, the skeleton, the ovum, the proper hormones and radiations—say, two months.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov