germ cell

English

Noun

germ cell (plural germ cells)

1. (cytology) A cell that is part of the germ line: a gametocyte, an ovum or a sperm cell.

Synonyms

• reproductive cell
• sex cell

Hyponyms

• gametocyte
• gamete

Coordinate terms

• somatic cell

Translations

a cell that is part of the germ line

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 生殖細胞／生殖细胞 (zh) (shēngzhí xìbāo)

• Czech: zárodečná buňka f
• Finnish: itusolu
• French: cellule germinale f
• Icelandic: kynfruma (is) f, kímfruma f
• Japanese: 胚細胞 (はいさいぼう, haisaibō)
• Slovak: zárodočná bunka

See also

• germ cell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia