germ cell

noun

: a gamete (such as an egg or sperm cell) or one of its antecedent cells

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The five-year survival rates are broken down between the type of ovarian cancer, invasive epithelial, stromal or germ cell tumor, and also are sorted based on the stage of cancer, localized, regional and distant. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2023 Over time, exchanges between chromosomes during germ cell formation will progressively scramble the Native American DNA, breaking it into ever-smaller pieces. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024 After a series of tests, Miller was diagnosed with a malignant ovarian germ cell tumor in January 2011, a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Christine Yu, SELF, 17 July 2024 Having signed for the film, Roth learned of son Cormac Roth’s diagnosis with stage 3 germ cell cancer in November 2021, just months before filming was due to take place in the Netherlands and Luxembourg in early 2022. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for germ cell 

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of germ cell was in 1868

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“Germ cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/germ%20cell. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

germ cell

noun
: an egg or sperm cell or one of the cells from which they arise

Medical Definition

germ cell

noun
: an egg or sperm cell or one of their antecedent cells

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