germ cell

noun

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

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Colossal has established a flock of Nicobar pigeons, the dodo’s closest living relative, which will act as donors for primordial germ cells that will be genetically edited to have dodo characteristics. Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025 These germ cells are specialized cells that produce an animal's reproductive cells. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025 This, in turn, decreases the number of Sertoli and germ cells that rely on testosterone for growth. Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025 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 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 21 Jan. 2025.

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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