Definition of Gametocyte

1. Noun. An immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis.

Generic synonyms: Cell
Specialized synonyms: Oocyte, Spermatocyte

Definition of Gametocyte

1. Noun. (cytology) A diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into a gamete. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gametocyte

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Gametocyte

1. A cell capable of dividing to produce gametes, e.g., a spermatocyte or oocyte. Synonym: gamont. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gametocyte

gamestresses
gamesy
gametal
gametangia
gametangium
gametes
gametic
gametic nucleus
gametically
gameto-
gametocide
gametocides
gametocyst
gametocytes
gametoecium
gametogeneses
gametogenesis
gametogenic
gametogenous
gametogonium
gametoid
gametokinetic
gametophagia

Literary usage of Gametocyte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1903)
"In the female gametocyte the process of multiplication to form gametes is in abeyance, and each female gametocyte becomes a female gamete after elimination ..."

2. A Manual of bacteriology clinical and applied by Richard Tanner Hewlett (1908)
"The flagellated body represents the male cell or - male gametocyte,' the flagella (-gametes') being analogous to the spermatozoa of higher animals. ..."

3. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
"... some are sexual and may develop into gametes: 7a, female gametocyte, ... x, y, z); 86, male gametocyte or,hyaline crescent (crescents do not ordinarily ..."

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