Primary-sex-characteristic
noun, Anatomy.
1.
any of the body structures directly concerned in reproduction, as the testes, ovaries, and external genitalia.
Read Also:
- Primary-spermatocyte
noun, Cell Biology. 1. See under spermatocyte. spermatocyte [spur-mat-uh-sahyt, spur-muh-tuh-] /spɜrˈmæt əˌsaɪt, ˈspɜr mə tə-/ noun, Cell Biology. 1. a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids. spermatocyte /ˈspɜːmətəʊˌsaɪt/ noun 1. (zoology) an immature male germ cell, […]
- Primary storage
main memory
- Primary-stress
noun 1. primary accent. primary stress noun 1. (linguistics) another term for primary accent
- Primary-structure
noun 1. Biochemistry. the basic sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein. 2. the basic parts of an aircraft, damage to which would be dangerous. primary structure The linear sequence of amino acids in a protein. See also quaternary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure.
- Primary-syphilis
noun, Pathology. 1. the first stage of syphilis, characterized by the formation of a chancre at the site of infection. primary syphilis n. The first stage of syphilis, marked by formation of a painless chancre at the point of infection and by hardening and swelling of adjacent lymph nodes.