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animal pole

noun Biology.
  1. the formative part of an ovum, having the greatest amount of cytoplasm and containing the nucleus.
Compare vegetal pole.

Origin of animal pole

First recorded in 1885–90
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animal pole in Medicine

animal pole

n.
  1. The nuclear site in an ovum and the point from which polar bodies are extruded during maturation.germinal pole
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