spermatogenesis
spermatogenesis
Definition
sper·ma·to·gen·esis (spʉr′mə tə jen′ə sis, spər mat′ə-)
sper′·ma·to·ge·net′ic adjective
spermatogenesis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- affect: In men, smoking levels affect spermatogenesis ( sperm development ), sperm morphology ( abnormality ) and sperm mobility.
Adjective modifier
- impaired: AB - More than half of the patients with testicular germ-cell cancer show impaired spermatogenesis before undergoing cytotoxic treatment.
- normal: On the other hand, almost normal spermatogenesis was observed in patients with obstructive azoospermia ( OA ).
Modifies a noun
- gene: Future directions Several challenges now face those researching spermatogenesis genes on the Y chromosome.
Browse dictionary entries near spermatogenesis
- spermatocyte
- spermato-
- spermatium
- spermatid
- spermatic cord
- spermatic
- spermatheca
- spermary
- -spermal
- spermagonium
- spermatogonium
- spermatophore
- spermatophyte
- spermatorrhea
- spermatozoid
- spermatozoon
- spermicide
- spermine
- spermiogenesis
- spermo-
