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The term based on the Greek root words meaning egg and cell is?

The term based on the Greek root words meaning egg and cell is oocyte.

* Oo- comes from the Greek word ōon, meaning "egg."

* -cyte comes from the Greek word kytos, meaning "hollow vessel" or "cell."

Therefore, oocyte literally means "egg cell."

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