| gameto- | A gamete. Origin: G. Gametes, husband, gamete, wife, fr. Gameo, to marry (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gametocide | An agent destructive of gametes, specifically the malarial gametocytes. Origin: Gameto-+ L. Caedo, to kill (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametocyst | A cyst formed around a pair of united gregarine gamonts in which gametes are produced. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametocyte | A cell capable of dividing to produce gametes, e.g., a spermatocyte or oocyte. Synonym: gamont. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametogenesis | <biology> Process leading to the production of gametes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| gametogonia | A stage in the sexual cycle of sporozoans in which gametes are formed, often by schizogony. Synonym: gametogonia, gamogony. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Gone, a begetting (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametogony | A stage in the sexual cycle of sporozoans in which gametes are formed, often by schizogony. Synonym: gametogonia, gamogony. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Gone, a begetting (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametoid | Pertaining to certain biologic features that resemble those characteristic of gametes or reproductive cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametokinetic | Promoting or causing karyogamy or true conjugation. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Kinesis, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametokinetic hormone | An acidic glycoprotein hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the graafian follicles of the ovary and assists subsequently in follicular maturation and the secretion of estradiol; in the male, it stimulates the epithelium of the seminiferous tubules and is partially responsible for inducing spermatogenesis. Synonym: follicle-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating principle, gametokinetic hormone. Origin: follicle + G. Trope, a turning, + -in (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametophagia | The disappearance of the male or female element in zygosis. Synonym: gamophagia. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| gametophyte | <plant biology> A plant, or phase of a plant's life cycle, that bears gametes. (09 Oct 1997) |