spermiogenesis

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(spʉr′mē ō jen′ə sis)

noun

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

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

See spermiogenesis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Transformation of a spermatid into a spermatozoon.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin spermium, spermatozoon (probably from Late Latin sperma, semen; see sperm 1)

Origin: + -genesis

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Related Forms:

  • sperˌmi·o·ge·netˈic (-jə-nĕtˈĭk) adjective

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