polar body

/ˌpoʊlər ˌbɑdi/
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Other forms: polar bodies

Definitions of polar body
  1. noun
    a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded
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    type of:
    cell
    (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
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