HyperDic: polar_body

English > 1 sense of the expression polar body:
NOUNbodypolar bodya small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded
English > polar body: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded.
Broadercell(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms

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