oocyte: Meaning and Definition of

o•o•cyte

Pronunciation: (ō'u-sīt"), [key]
— n. Cell Biol.
  1. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
oocyst O.O.D.
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