oogenesis etymology

English word oogenesis comes from English -genesis (Origin. Production.), English oo- (Relating to eggs or ova.)

Detailed word origin of oogenesis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-genesis English (eng) Origin. Production.
oo- English (eng) Relating to eggs or ova.
oogenesis English (eng) (biology) The formation and development of an ovum.

Words with the same origin as oogenesis

Descendants of -genesis
aerogenesis amyloidogenesis androgenesis baryogenesis cacogenesis carcinomagenesis cementogenesis digenetic dysgenesis embryogenesis enteropathogenesis hadrogenesis hematogenesis hepatogenesis mitogenesis monogenesis nephrogenesis neurogenesis noegenesis organogenesis orthogenesis osteogenesis parthenogenesis retinogenesis virogenesis
Descendants of oo-
aboospore ooblast oocyan oocyst oofamily oogamy oogenetic oogenus ooid ooidal oolite oolitic oologic oological oologist oology oophagy oophore oophorous oophyte oospecies oospore ootaxon oozooid