oocyte
/oh-uh-sahyt/US // ˈoʊ əˌsaɪt //UK // (ˈəʊəˌsaɪt) //
卵母细胞,卵细胞,卵巢细胞,生殖细胞
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Cell Biology.
- : an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
Examples
Take primordial oocytes, cells in the ovaries that can lie dormant for decades before maturing into an egg.
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