oogonium /oo·go·ni·um/ (-go´ne-um) pl. oogo´nia [Gr.]
oogonium
oogonium [o″o-go´ne-um]
1. a primordial oocyte during fetal development; it is derived from a primordial germ cell and before birth becomes a primary oocyte.
2. the female reproductive structure in certain fungi and algae.
o·o·go·ni·um (   -g n -m)n. pl. o·o·go·ni·ums or o·o·go·ni·a (-n -) The primitive egg mother cell from which the oocytes develop. o o·goni·al (-n-l) adj. |
oogonium
[ō′əgō′nē·əm] pl. oogonia
Etymology: Gk, oon + gonos, offspring
oogonium [o″o-go´ne-um]
[Gr.], a primordial oocyte during fetal development; near the time of birth it becomes a primary oocyte.
oogonium
pl. oogonia [Gr.] an ovarian egg during fetal development; near the time of birth it becomes a primary oocyte.
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