"oocyte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊəsaɪt/ [UK], /ˈoʊəsaɪt/ [US] Forms: oocytes [plural], oöcyte [alternative]
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  1. (cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte. Hypernyms: gametocyte Derived forms: extraoocyte, intraoocyte, oocytectomy, oocytelike, oocytogenesis, pro-oocyte Coordinate_terms: spermatocyte Translations (cell that develops into egg or ovum): oòcit [masculine] (Catalan), 卵母細胞 /卵母细胞 (luǎnmǔxìbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), oöcyt [masculine] (Dutch), oocito (Esperanto), ovocito (Esperanto), ovosyytti (Finnish), oosyytti (Finnish), ovocyte [masculine] (French), Eizelle [feminine] (German), Ei [neuter] (German), Oozyt [masculine] (German), Oozyte [feminine] (German), ωοκύτταρο (ookýttaro) [neuter] (Greek), eggfruma [feminine] (Icelandic), oocito (Italian), ovocito (Italian), 卵母細胞 (ranbo saibō) (alt: らんぼさいぼう) (Japanese), oocyt [masculine] (Polish), oócito [masculine] (Portuguese), ovócito [masculine] (Portuguese), oocito (Spanish), ovocito (Spanish)

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.?\nProto-Indo-European *h₂éwis\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm\nProto-Hellenic *ōyyón\nAncient Greek ᾠόν (ōión)\nAncient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-)bor.\nEnglish oo-\nAncient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der.\nLatin cytader.\nEnglish -cyte\nEnglish oocyte\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"egg\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"bird\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"dress\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*h₂ew-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*h₂éwis\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*h₂ōwyóm\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Hellenic\", \"term\" : \"*ōyyón\", \"lang\" : \"grk-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"ᾠόν\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"ᾠο-\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"oo-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"κῠ́τος\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"cyta\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-cyte\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"oocyte\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"oocyte\">",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "oo",
        "3": "cyte"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oocytes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oöcyte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oocyte (plural oocytes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "gametocyte"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with etymon",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂ōwyóm",
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        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "en:Cytology",
        "en:Embryology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cytology",
          "cytology"
        ],
        [
          "ovum",
          "ovum"
        ],
        [
          "gametocyte",
          "gametocyte"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "cytology",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʊəsaɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊəsaɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oòcit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "luǎnmǔxìbāo",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "卵母細胞 /卵母细胞"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oöcyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "oocito"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "ovocito"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "ovosyytti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "oosyytti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ovocyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Eizelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ei"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Oozyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oozyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "ookýttaro",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ωοκύτταρο"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eggfruma"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "oocito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "ovocito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "らんぼさいぼう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "ranbo saibō",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "卵母細胞"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oocyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oócito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ovócito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "oocito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "cell that develops into egg or ovum",
      "word": "ovocito"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oocyte"
}

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