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egg cell
The female reproductive cell in humans and animals, which can develop into a new living being after fertilization by a male sperm cell. It is also called an ovum.
Für eine künstliche Befruchtung wird der Frau eine reife Eizelle entnommen.
For artificial insemination, a mature egg cell is retrieved from the woman.
The word is made up simply and logically of 'das Ei' (egg) and 'die Zelle' (cell). So it is literally an 'egg cell'.
Die Eizelle ist die größte Zelle im menschlichen Körper.
The egg cell is the largest cell in the human body.
'Eizelle' (egg cell) is the precise biological and medical technical term. It is mainly used in scientific, medical, or educational texts.
Im Biologieunterricht lernen wir heute etwas über die menschliche Eizelle.
In biology class today, we're learning about the human egg cell.
Common verbs connected with the egg cell describe the biological process: an egg cell 'reift' (matures), it is 'befruchtet' (fertilized), or it 'nistet sich ein' (implants).
Nur eine Samenzelle kann die Eizelle befruchten.
Only one sperm cell can fertilize the egg cell.
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Ei and Eizelle can both refer to the female reproductive cell. Eizelle is the technically unambiguous term, while Ei is more often used in this sense as a simple, context-dependent shortened form. Eizelle is therefore usually more appropriate in a medical text.
Im medizinischen Bericht steht, dass sich die Eizelle nicht weiterentwickelt hatte.
The medical report states that the egg cell had not continued to develop.
Die Ärztin erklärte dem Paar einfach, dass sich das Ei nicht weiterentwickelt hatte.
The doctor simply explained to the couple that the egg had not continued to develop.
