oocyte
pronunciation
How to pronounce oocyte in British English:
UK ['əʊəsaɪt]
How to pronounce oocyte in American English:
US ['oʊrˌsaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
Word Origin
- oocyte (n.)
- 1895, from oo- + -cyte (see cyto-).
Example
- 1. But both say that studying the cells in the lab could help researchers better understand the mysteries of the oocyte .
- 2. They next extracted dna from a dog oocyte ( an immature female reproductive cell prior to fertilization ) and injected the fluorescent-modified dog cells into it .
- 3. The oocyte donation network requires egg donors for assisted reproduction purposes and has 20 women who cannot conceive children registered as prospective recipients , tbs reported .
- 4. Saitou says that with a bit more progress in understanding the complex interactions at work , they may be able to coax the cells through the entire oocyte development process in a lab dish .