"pro-oocyte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pro-oocytes [plural]
Etymology: pro- + oocyte Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|oocyte}} pro- + oocyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} pro-oocyte (plural pro-oocytes)
  1. (cytology) An undifferentiated germline cell with the potential to become an oocyte. Categories (topical): Cytology

Inflected forms

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