gameto-

gameto-

or gamet-

pref.

Gamete: gametogenesis.

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[From New Latin gameta, gamete; see gamete.]

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gameto-

or sometimes before a vowel

gamet-

combining form

gamete: gametocyte.

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gam•ete

(ˈgæm it, gəˈmit)

n.

a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.

[1885–90; < New Latin gameta < Greek gametḗ wife, or gamétēs husband, derivative of gameîn to marry]

ga•met•ic (gəˈmɛt ɪk) ga•me•tal (gəˈmit l) adj.

ga•met′i•cal•ly, adv.

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