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ootid
(redirected from Immature ovum)

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ootid /oo·tid/ (-tid) a mature oocyte; one of four cells derived from the two consecutive divisions of the primary oocyte. In mammals, the second maturation division is not completed unless fertilization occurs.
o·o·tid (-td)
n.
The nearly mature ovum after the first maturation division has been completed and the second initiated.
ootid
the cell produced by meiotic division of a secondary oocyte, which develops into the ovum. In mammals, this second maturation division is not completed unless fertilization occurs.


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