polar body
Definition of polar body
: a cell that separates from an oocyte during meiosis and that contains a nucleus produced in the first or second meiotic division and very little cytoplasm
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First Known Use of polar body
1882
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polar body
Medical Definition of polar body
: a cell that separates from an oocyte during meiosis:a: one containing a nucleus produced in the first meiotic division—called also first polar bodyb: one containing a nucleus produced in the second meiotic division—called also second polar body
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