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ootid

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o⋅o⋅tid

  [oh-uh-tid]
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–noun Cell Biology.
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
Origin:
1905–10; oo- + (sperma)tid
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o·o·tid   (ō'ə-tĭd')   
n.  A haploid cell that results from the meiotic division of an oocyte and becomes a female gamete or an ovum.

[oo- + (sperma)tid.]
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Main Entry: oo·tid
Pronunciation: 'O-&-"tid
Function: noun
: an egg cell after meiosis —compare SPERMATID
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ootid o·o·tid (ō'ə-tĭd')
n.
The nearly mature ovum after the first maturation division has been completed and the second initiated.

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