The word "polocyte" is spelled with a long "o" sound followed by "lye" and ending with "site," signifying a cell containing multiple nuclei. Its IPA phonetic transcription is /ˈpɒlə(ʊ)saɪt/. The "o" sound is pronounced as a back, rounded vowel. The "lye" sound is pronounced with an open central unrounded vowel, followed by the "sight" sound with a voiceless alveolar fricative, and then the "ite" sound with a voiceless dental plosive. This spelling ensures precisely accurate pronunciation of this scientific term.
One of the polar bodies formed in the maturation of the ovum.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.