Definition. All sexually reproducing organisms make sex cells called gametes. The gamete produced by the female is called the egg or ovum (plural = ova). It joins with the sperm, the male gamete, during fertilization to form the embryo, which will eventually grow into a new organism. Ova are produced by sexually reproducing animals, protists, fungi and flowering plants and ferns. In animals, they are produced by follicle cells in the ovaries of the female.
What is Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD)? Fibromuscular Dysplasia, commonly called FMD, is a disease that causes one or more arteries in the body to have abnormal cell development in the artery wall. As a result, areas of narrowing (called stenosis), aneurysms, or tears (called dissections) may occur.
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a structured method of determining equipment functions and functional failures as well as assessing the causes of failures and their failure effects. It is a step-by-step method for identifying all possible failures in a design, a manufacturing or assembly process, or a product or service.