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circumoval

circumoval adjective: surrounding an ovum.

Adjective

circumoval (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding an ovum

Origin of circumoval

From circum- + oval.

Questions about circumoval

What does circumoval mean?
Circumoval means surrounding an ovum.
What part of speech is circumoval?
Circumoval is an adjective.

Words near circumoval in the dictionary

  1. circumoral
  2. circumorally
  3. circumorals
  4. circumorbital
  5. circumorbitals
  6. circumoval
  7. circumpapillary
  8. circumparasitic
  9. circumpass
  10. circumpassed
  11. circumpasses

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