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单词 oocyte
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oocyte

[ oh-uh-sahyt ]
/ ˈoʊ əˌsaɪt /

noun Cell Biology.

an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.

Origin of oocyte

First recorded in 1890–95; oo- + -cyte

Words nearby oocyte

onyx marble, ONZ, oo-, ooblast, oocyst, oocyte, O.O.D., oodles, oof, oogamete, oogamous
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British Dictionary definitions for oocyte

oocyte
/ (ˈəʊəˌsaɪt) /

noun

an immature female germ cell that gives rise to an ovum after two meiotic divisions
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for oocyte

oocyte
[ ōə-sīt′ ]

n.

A cell from which an egg or ovum develops by meiosis; a female gametocyte.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for oocyte

oocyte
[ ōə-sīt′ ]

A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form eggs.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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