sex cell

noun

a spermatozoon or an ovum; gamete.

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Origin of sex cell

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby sex cell

sewn binding, sex, sex act, sex appeal, sex assignment, sex cell, sex cells, sex change, sex chromatin, sex chromosome, sex chromosome imbalance
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Example sentences from the Web for sex cell

  • A sex-cell carrying normal X of the male may combine with an ovum containing normal X producing a normal female (row five).

    Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer

  • Every sex-cell is a hybrid cell, therefore; bearing both Dominant and Recessive traits.

    Feminism and Sex-Extinction|Arabella Kenealy

Medical definitions for sex cell

sex cell

n.

germ cell
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Scientific definitions for sex cell

sex cell

See gamete.
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