egg cell

noun

: ovum

Examples of egg cell in a Sentence

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Gong Ryong sneaks his prospective sister-in-law Min-jung’s eggs on board LEO with the goal of performing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with her late husband’s sperm cells, marking the first time that human egg cells have ever been taken to space. Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 These egg cells were implanted in female mice who gave birth to seven babies. Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024 In 2023, researchers at Osaka University in Japan led by Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi managed to turn the stem cells of male mice into egg cells. Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024 These genes are crucial for the formation and proper function of egg cells, which includes monthly ovulation and menstruation. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2024 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 23 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

egg cell

noun

Medical Definition

egg cell

noun
: ovum
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