oo-

UK /əʊ.ə-/ · US /oʊ.ə-/

Etymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-), combining form of ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”). Doublet of ovi-.

Derived terms

oocytogenesis, oogonial, oogonium, ooidal, oolitic, oological, oologist, oophorectomy, oophoric, oophoritis, oophytic, ooproridium, oosporic, oostegite, ooticoid, ootid, ootidogenesis, oozoa