oöcyte

A form of oocyte — A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

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Meanings

nounoöcyte (plural oöcytes)

plural oöcytes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of oocyte.

    Each primitive germ cell gives rise, by repeated divisions, to a number of smaller cells termed oögonia, from which the ova or primary oöcytes are developed.

    1913, Henry Gray, Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied, new American/18th English edition, Philadelphia; New York: Lea & Febiger, page 38
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