Look up: oocyte

1. oocyte
   Female germ cell.
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2. oocyte
   [n] - a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
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3. Oocyte
   an egg cell that has not developed completely
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4. Oocyte
   Oocyte: A female germ cell in the process of development. The oocyte is produced in the ovary by an ancestral cell called an oogonium and gives rise to the ovum (the egg) which can be fertilized.
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5. oocyte
   The developing female gamete before maturation and release.
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6. oocyte
   The developing female gamete before completion and release. The female germ cells in stages between the prophase of the first maturation division and the completion of the second maturation division. ... (21 Jun 2000) ...
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7. oocyte
   noun a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
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8. oocyte
   (o´o-sīt) the immature reproductive cell prior to fertilization; it is derived from an oogonium, and is called a primary oocyte prior to completion of the first maturation division, and a secondary oocyte between the first and second maturation division. Human oocyte. ...
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9. oocyte
   (from the article `animal development`) In the case of multicellular animals we find there are two kinds of sex cells: the female sex cell (ovum, or egg), derived from an oocyte (immature ... ...the developing ova in the cortex near the surface of the ovary. At birth and in childhood they are present as numerous primary or undeveloped ....
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10. oocyte
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ō′ō-sīt Definitions: 1. Female gamete or sex cell. When fertilized by a sperm, an oocyte is capable of developing into a new individual of the same species; during matuation, the oocyte, like the sperm, undergoes a halving of its chromosomal complement ...
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11. Oocyte
    A female reproductive cell that is produced by the ovaries and released during ovulation. The ovum is about the size of a grain of sand and is the largest cell in the human body. During conception, the ovum will become fertilized by sperm cells. The ovum is responsible for supplying the maternal genetic material to the zygote at the point of fe...
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12. Oocyte
    An oocyte is an immature female germ cell that gives rise to an ovum after two meiotic divisions.
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13. OOCYTE
    Developing egg cell (ovum) in the ovary.
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14. oocyte
    (o;uo-s1t) A developing egg cell.
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15. oocyte
    (o;uo-s1t) A developing egg cell.
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16. Oocyte
    An `oocyte`, `ovocyte`, or rarely `ocyte`, is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum, or egg cell. An oocyte is produced in the ovary during female gametogenesis. The female germ cells produce a primordial germ cell (PGC) which undergoes a m...
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