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spermiogenesis definition

sper·mio·gen·esis (spʉr′mē ō jen′ə sis)

noun

  1. Zool. the changing of a spermatid into a spermatozoon
  2. spermatogenesis

Etymology: ModL < spermium (< Gr spermeion, sperm < sperma: see sperm) + -genesis

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