egg cell

noun

: ovum

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Traditionally, scientists have believed that telomere length is either a polygenic trait, controlled by multiple genes, or is passed directly to the offspring through parental sperm and egg cells. New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025 The closest anyone has come to success for eggs has been very primitive human egg cells that are too immature to be fertilized. Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025 The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 In their study, the team led by biologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health & Science University reprogrammed adult human skin cells into egg cells that were then successfully fertilized in the lab. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for egg cell

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of egg cell was in 1880

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“Egg cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20cell. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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egg cell

noun

Medical Definition

egg cell

noun
: ovum
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