English

Noun

oöcyte ‎(plural oöcytes)

1. Alternative spelling of oocyte
   • 1913, Gray, Henry, Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied, new American/18th English edition, Philadelphia; New York: Lea & Febiger, page 38:

     Each primitive germ cell gives rise, by repeated divisions, to a number of smaller cells termed oögonia, from which the ova or primary oöcytes are developed.