spermatozoon

sper·mat·o·zo·on  (spr-mt-zn, -n, spûrm-t-)

n. pl. sper·mat·o·zo·a (-z)

The mature fertilizing gamete of a male organism, usually consisting of a round or cylindrical nucleated cell, a short neck, and a thin motile tail. Also called sperm cell, zoosperm.

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sper·mato·zoal (-zl), sper·mato·zoan (-zn), sper·mato·zoic (-zk) adj.

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spermatozoon [ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊɒn]

n pl -zoa [-ˈzəʊə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) any of the male reproductive cells released in the semen during ejaculation, consisting of a flattened egg-shaped head, a long neck, and a whiplike tail by which it moves to fertilize the female ovum Also called sperm zoosperm

spermatozoal , spermatozoan, spermatozoic adj

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spermatozoon  (spr-mt-zn)

Plural spermatozoa

A sperm cell produced in the testis of an animal.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan flagellum - a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) come, cum, ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid, seed - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract gamete - a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes acrosome - a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males

Translations

spermatozoon [ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊɒn] N (spermatozoa (pl)) [ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊə] → espermatozoo m

spermatozoon [ˌspɜː^rmətəˈzəʊɒn] [spermatozoa] [ˌspɜː^rmətəˈzəʊə] (pl) n → spermatozoïde m
sperm bank n → banque f du sperme

spermatozoon

n pl <spermatozoa> → Spermatozoon nt, → Spermium nt

spermatozoon [ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊɒn] n (spermatozoa (pl)) [ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊə] → spermatozoo

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spermatozoon [ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊɒn] n (spermatozoa (pl)) [ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊə] → spermatozoo