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卵細胞 (らんさいぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

卵らん細さい胞ぼう

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Meanings

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noun

biology

Biological term for the female reproductive cell. Used in scientific and medical contexts.

卵らん細さい胞ぼうは女じょ性せいの生せい殖しょく細さい胞ぼうです。
The ovum is the female reproductive cell.

受じゅ精せいは卵らん細さい胞ぼうと精せい子しが結けつ合ごうする過か程ていです。

Fertilization is the process in which the egg cell and sperm unite.

Kanji

卵egg, ovum, spawn
細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath

Similar words

精せい子し
精子 is the male reproductive cell (sperm), while 卵細胞 is the female reproductive cell (ovum).
卵らん子し
卵子 is a more common term for 'ovum' in everyday and medical contexts, while 卵細胞 is more strictly biological.

Etymology

Compound of 卵 (らん, 'egg') and 細胞 (さいぼう, 'cell'). The reading is the standard on'yomi for each kanji.