gamet-


gamet-

pref. Variant of gameto-.

gam•ete

(ˈgæm it, gəˈmit)

n. a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism. [1885–90; < New Latin gameta < Greek gametḗ wife, or gamétēs husband, derivative of gameîn to marry] ga•met•ic (gəˈmɛt ɪk) ga•me•tal (gəˈmit l) adj. ga•met′i•cal•ly, adv.