GERM CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does germ cell mean? 

• GERM CELL (noun)
  The noun GERM CELL has 1 sense:

1. a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation

  Familiarity information: GERM CELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GERM CELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

germ cell; reproductive cell; sex cell

Hypernyms ("germ cell" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "germ cell"):

gamete (a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)

Holonyms ("germ cell" is a part of...):

genital system; reproductive system (organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring)

 Context examples 

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and acts as an oncogene in breast carcinoma and testicular germ cell tumors.

(MIR373 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of testicular germ cell tumor and breast cancer.

(MIR373 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of germ cell cancer that usually forms in the testes (testicles).

(Mixed Embryonal Carcinoma and Teratoma, NCI Dictionary)

A malignant germ cell tumor characterized by the presence of at least two different germ cell components.

(Mixed Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of testicular germ cell tumor and non-small cell lung cancer.

(MIR372 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant mixed germ cell tumor characterized by the presence of a choriocarcinomatous component admixed with another germ cell component (e.g. embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, or seminoma).

(Choriocarcinoma Combined with Other Germ Cell Elements, NCI Thesaurus)

It includes the embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma, and mixed germ cell tumors.

(Childhood Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A germ cell tumor that arises from the ovary and occurs in children.

(Childhood Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A germ cell tumor that arises from the testis during childhood.

(Childhood Testicular Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant testicular mixed germ cell neoplasm that occurs during childhood.

(Childhood Testicular Mixed Embryonal Carcinoma and Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)