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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠοφόρον (ōiophóron, egg-bearer), neuter of ᾠοφόρος (ōiophóros, egg-bearing). By surface analysis, oo- +‎ -phore +‎ -on.

Noun

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oophoron

  1. (medicine) Synonym of ovary

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