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gametocyte

 [gah-met´o-sīt]
1. an oocyte or spermatocyte; a cell that produces gametes.
2. the sexual stage of the malarial parasite in the blood which may produce gametes when taken into the mosquito host; it may be male (microgametocyte) or female (macrogametocyte).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ga·me·to·cyte

(gă-mē'tō-sīt),
A cell capable of dividing to produce gametes, for example, a sperm or oocyte.
Synonym(s): gamont
[gameto- + G. kytos, cell]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

gametocyte

(gə-mē′tə-sīt′)
n.
A cell from which gametes develop by meiotic division, especially a spermatocyte or an oocyte.
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ga·me·to·cyte

(gă-mē'tō-sīt)
A cell capable of dividing to produce gametes, e.g., a spermatocyte or oocyte.
[gameto- + G. kytos, cell]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

gametocyte

A cell from which a GAMETE is developed by division. In the ovary, a gametocyte is an oocyte; in the testicle it is a spermatocyte.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

gametocyte

an animal or plant cell that develops into gametes by meiosis. see GAMETOGENESIS.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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