"oocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊəsʌɪt/ [UK], /ˈoʊ.oʊ.saɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-oocyte.ogg [US] Forms: oocytes [plural]
Etymology: oo- + -cyte Etymology templates: {{confix|en|oo|cyte}} oo- + -cyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} oocyte (plural oocytes)
  1. (cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte. Categories (topical): Cytology, Embryology Synonyms: oöcyte Hypernyms: gametocyte Derived forms: pro-oocyte Coordinate_terms: spermatocyte Translations (cell that develops into egg or ovum): oòcit [masculine] (Catalan), 卵母細胞 (Chinese Mandarin), 卵母细胞 (luǎnmǔxìbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), oöcyt [masculine] (Dutch), oocito (Esperanto), ovocito (Esperanto), ovosyytti (Finnish), oosyytti (Finnish), ovocyte [masculine] (French), 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), oócito [masculine] (Portuguese), ovócito [masculine] (Portuguese), oocito (Spanish), ovocito (Spanish)

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