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oogonium
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oogonium /oo·go·ni·um/ (-go´ne-um) pl. oogo´nia   [Gr.]
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 (-gn-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.
oo·goni·al (-n-l) adj.
oogonium
[ō′əgō′nē·əm] pl. oogonia
Etymology: Gk, oon + gonos, offspring
the precursor cell from which an oocyte develops in the fetus during intrauterine life. Also called ovogonium. See also oogenesis.
oogonium
pl. oogonia [Gr.] an ovarian egg during fetal development; near the time of birth it becomes a primary oocyte.


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