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Definition of: maturation
(mach′·ra′shən, mat′y-) noun
1. Med. The formation of pus.
2. The process of ripening or coming to maturity; ripeness.
3. Biol. The final stages in the preparation of gametes for fertilization, during which reduction to one half in the number of chromosomes in the germ cells occurs; meiosis.
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