Meaning of POLAR BODY
| Pronunciation: | | 'powlur 'bâdee
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[n] a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded |
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| | Definition: | | A small cell which is the product of an uneven division of the cytoplasm during meiosis; the smaller of the two cells produced during a meiotic division of oogenesis (the larger one becomes an oocyte or ovum). It eventually degenerates. |
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