Maturation Definition

măchə-rāshən
noun
The formation or discharge of pus; suppuration.
Webster's New World
The act or process of maturing, esp. of becoming full-grown or fully developed.
Webster's New World
The final stages in the development of gametes in which, through meiosis, the normal number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
Webster's New World
The final differentiation processes in biological systems, such as the final ripening of a seed or the attainment of full functional capacity by a cell, a tissue, or an organ.
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maturation
Plural:
maturations

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Maturation Sentence Examples

  • The main products formed are, as in all cases of Constitution of Grape Juice at Various Periods of Maturation.

  • This will depend greatly upon the maturation of your baby as well as his overall health.

  • All of them are derived from the bone marrow but T cells undergo a process of maturation in the thymus gland.

  • A single injection of up to 10 000 IU hCG is administered 24-48 hours after the last GONAL-f injection to induce final follicular maturation.

  • Erythropoietin is a genetically engineered preparation of the human hormone that promotes maturation of red cells in the bone marrow.

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