ovum

n. (pl. ova) a single female gamete that develops from a secondary oocyte following its release from the ovary at ovulation. Also called egg cell. See also oogenesis.

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texture segregation task

any detection task in which the figure to be detected is defined by textural elements so that it must be distinguished from some background pattern of a different texture.