spermatozoon
spermatozoon
Definition
sper·ma·to·zoon (--zō′än′, --ən)
noun pl. -·zo′a--zō′ə
the male germ cell, found in semen, which penetrates the ovum, or egg, of the female to fertilize it: typically it consists of a head containing a large nucleus, a small midsection, and a whiplike tail used for locomotion
sper′·ma·to·zo′al adjective or sper′·ma·to·zo′an or sper′·ma·to·zo′ic
spermatozoon
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- human: Trials of the protocol resulted in considerably improved recovery on thawing of human spermatozoa compared with vapor freezing or conventional linear cooling.
- mature: Where do you expect to find type A spermatogonia, primary and secondary spermatocytes, spermatids and mature spermatozoa.
Modifies a noun
- production: Used regularly it improves a man's spermatozoa production.
Browse dictionary entries near spermatozoon
- spermatozoid
- spermatorrhea
- spermatophyte
- spermatophore
- spermatogonium
- spermatogenesis
- spermatocyte
- spermato-
- spermatium
- spermatid
- spermicide
- spermine
- spermiogenesis
- spermo-
- spermogonium
- spermophile
- spermous
- -spermous
- Sperry
- sperrylite
