Gamete

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003394",
  "term": "Gamete",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An egg cell in females or sperm cell in males. Each mature gamete contains 23 chromosomes. When an egg combines with sperm, the fertilized egg normally contains a total of 46 chromosomes. Also called reproductive cell and sex cell.",
  "synonyms": [
    "reproductive cell",
    "sex cell"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gamete/"
}