ovism

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noun

The belief that the ovum holds all material needed for the development of the embryo.

Similar
ovulism
OriginLatin ovum →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounovism (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableThe belief that the ovum holds all material needed for the development of the embryo.First known use 19th c.

    Above all, ovism seems to us utterly impossible: how could every human being that ever existed or ever will exist be contained, fully formed, within Eve's ovaries?

    2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 238

    Synonyms: ovulism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe belief that the ovum holds all material needed for the development of the embryo.

Similar
ovulism

Origin

  1. Latinovum“egg”
  2. Englishovism

From Latin ovum (“egg”) + -ism.

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Translations

French ovisme
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovism.

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