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.
ootid
ootid [o´o-tid]
o·o·tid (   -t d )n. The nearly mature ovum after the first maturation division has been completed and the second initiated. |
ootid
[ō′ətid]
Etymology: Gk, ootidion, small egg
ootid [o´o-tid]
a mature oocyte (ovum); the cell produced by meiotic division of a secondary oocyte. In mammals, this second maturation division is not completed unless fertilization occurs.
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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