[no obj.]discharge ova or ovules from the ovary 产卵;排卵 women who ovulate but cannot conceive. 能排卵但不能怀孕的妇女。 [with obj.]all the eggs that will be ovulated are present at birth. 所有要排的卵子在出生时已经存在。
派生 ovulation noun ovulatory adjective 语源
late 19th cent.: back-formation from ovulation, or from medieval Latin ovulum 'little egg' (see ovule) + -ate