spermat-

Variant of spermato-

spermato- definition

spermato- (spʉr′mə tō, -tə; spər mat′ō, -ə)

seed or sperm spermatogenesis
also, before a vowel, spermat-

Etymology: < Gr sperma (gen. spermatos), a seed, sperm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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