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zy⋅gote

  [zahy-goht, zig-oht]
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–noun Biology.
the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage.
Origin:
1885–90; < Gk zygōtós yoked, equiv. to zygō-, var. s. of zygoûn to yoke, join together (deriv. of zygón yoke 1 ) + -tos adj. suffix
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zy·gote   (zī'gōt')   
n.  

  1. The cell formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage.

  2. The organism that develops from a zygote.


[From Greek zugōtos, yoked, from zugoun, to yoke; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]
zy·got'ic (-gŏt'ĭk) adj., zy·got'i·cal·ly adv.
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Cultural Dictionary

zygote [(zeye-goht)]

The single cell that results from fertilization of an ovum by a sperm. After dividing several times, it implants in the uterus. It continues to divide, producing more cells and passing through the stages of embryo and fetus.

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Word Origin & History

zygote 
1891, from Gk. zygotos "yoked," from zygon "yoke" (see jugular).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: zy·gote
Pronunciation: 'zI-"gOt
Function: noun
: a cell formed by the union of two gametes; broadly : the developingindividual produced from such a cell
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zygote zy·gote (zī'gōt')
n.

  1. The cell formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage.

  2. The organism that develops from a zygote.

zy·got'ic (-gŏt'ĭk) adj.

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