ootid
[ oh-uh-tid ]
/ ˈoʊ ə tɪd /
noun Cell Biology.
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
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Origin of ootid
First recorded in 1905–10; oo- + (sperma)tid
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British Dictionary definitions for ootid
ootid
/ (ˈəʊətɪd) /
noun
zoology an immature female gamete that develops into an ovum
Word Origin for ootid
C20: from oo- + (sperma) tid
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Medical definitions for ootid
ootid
[ ō′ə-tĭd′ ]
n.
The nearly mature ovum after the first maturation division has been completed and the second initiated.
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