polocytes

polocytes
n. polar body, cell in the process of forming an egg cell (Biology)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • polocytes — po·lo·cytes (poґlo sīts) [Gr. polos pole + cyte] polar bodies (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

  • polar bodies — 1. small nonfunctional cells with a haploid chromosome complement, consisting of a small amount of cytoplasm and a nucleus, resulting from unequal division of the primary oocyte (first polar b.) and, if fertilization occurs, of the secondary… …   Medical dictionary

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