Definitions for oocyteˈoʊ əˌsaɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•o•cyteˈoʊ əˌsaɪt(n.)
an immature egg cell of the animal ovary: in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle while several others partially mature and disintegrate.
Category: Cell Biology
Origin of oocyte:
1890–95
Princeton's WordNet
oocyte(noun)
a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
Wiktionary
oocyte(Noun)
A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
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