secondary oocyte
1secondary oocyte — n an oocyte that is produced by division of a primary oocyte in the first meiotic division * * * an oocyte in the period between the first and second maturation division; it is derived from a primary oocyte shortly before ovulation by a division… …
2secondary oocyte — secondary oocyte. См. ооцит второго порядка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
3secondary oocyte — See: oocyte …
4Oocyte — Stripped human oocyte; granulosa cells that had surrounded this oocyte have been removed. Gray s subject #3 38 …
5oocyte — The immature ovum. SYN: ovocyte. [G. oon, egg, + kytos, a hollow (cell)] primary o. an o. during its growth phase and before it completes the first maturation division. secondary o. an o. in which the first meiotic division i …
6oocyte — The egg mother cell; it undergoes two meiotic divisions (oogenesis) to form the egg cell. The primary oocyte refers to the state before completion of the first meiotic division; the secondary oocyte after completion of the first meiotic division …
7oocyte — n. a cell in the ovary that undergoes meiosis to form an ovum. Primary oocytes develop from oogonia in the fetal ovary as they enter the early stages of meiosis. Only a fraction of the primary oocytes survive until puberty, and even fewer will be …
8oocyte donation — the transfer of oocytes from one woman to another. Possible recipients include women with primary or secondary ovarian failure or severe genetic disorders, and women in whom ovulation has been suppressed as an incidental result of drug treatment… …
9oocyte donation — egg donation the transfer of secondary oocytes from one woman to another. Possible recipients include women with primary or secondary ovarian failure or severe genetic disorders, and women in whom ovulation has been suppressed as an incidental… …
10primary oocyte — The enlarging ovum before maturity is reached, as opposed to the secondary oocyte or polar body …