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oocyte
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oocyte /oo·cyte/ (-sit) the immature female reproductive cell prior to fertilization; derived from an oogonium. It is a primary o. prior to completion of the first maturation division, and a secondary o. in the period between the first and second maturation divisions .
o·o·cyte (-st)
n.
A cell from which an egg or ovum develops by meiosis; a female gametocyte.
oocyte
an immature ovum; 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.
oocyte Egg Histology The female reproductive or germ cell. Cf Sperm.


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