ootid

[ oh-uh-tid ]
/ ˈoʊ ə tɪd /

noun Cell Biology.

the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.

Origin of ootid

First recorded in 1905–10; oo- + (sperma)tid

Words nearby ootid

oospore, oost, oostende, oot, ootheca, ootid, ooze, ooze leather, oozy, op, op art

British Dictionary definitions for ootid

ootid
/ (ˈəʊətɪd) /

noun

zoology an immature female gamete that develops into an ovum

Word Origin for ootid

C20: from oo- + ( sperma) tid

Medical definitions for ootid

ootid
[ ō′ə-tĭd′ ]

n.

The nearly mature ovum after the first maturation division has been completed and the second initiated.