Oocyte

//ˈoʊ.oʊ.saɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
  2. 2
    a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
spermatocyte

Etymology

From oo- + -cyte.

Related phrases

pro-oocyte

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