- spermatozoon
- Abbreviation: spermpl spermatozoaThe mature, mobile gametic cell of male animals, produced in the testis.
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Spermatozoon — Sper ma*to*zo [ o]n, n.; pl. {Spermatozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, sperm + zo^,on an animal.] (Biol.) Same as {Spermatozoid}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spermatozoon — spermatozoon. См. спермий. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Spermatozoon — ⇒ Spermium … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
spermatozoon — (n.) (pl. spermatozoa), male sexual cell, 1836, from Gk. spermato , combining form of sperma (gen. spermatos; see SPERM (Cf. sperm)) + zoion animal (see ZOO (Cf. zoo)) … Etymology dictionary
spermatozoon — ► NOUN (pl. spermatozoa) Biology ▪ the motile male sex cell of an animal by which the ovum is fertilized, typically having a compact head and one or more long flagella for swimming. DERIVATIVES spermatozoal adjective spermatozoan adjective.… … English terms dictionary
spermatozoon — [spʉr΄mə təzō′än΄, spər mat΄əzō′än΄, spʉr΄mətə zō′ən, spər mat΄ə zōən] n. pl. spermatozoa [spʉr′mə təzō′ə, spər mat΄əzō′ə] [ModL < SPERMATO + Gr zōion, animal: see BIO ] the male germ cell, found in semen, which penetrates the ovum, or egg, of … English World dictionary
Spermatozoon — Infobox Anatomy Name = Spermatozoon Latin = |spermiusmatro GraySubject = 258 GrayPage = 1243 Caption = A sperm cell attempts to penetrate an ovum coat to fertilize it. Width = 350 Caption2 = Diagram of a human spermatozoon System = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Spermatozoon — Spermium und Eizelle Ein Spermium oder Spermatozoon (umgangssprachlich auch Samenfaden oder Samenzelle genannt) ist eine zu eigenständiger Bewegung fähige männliche Keimzelle, die der Befruchtung der weiblichen Eizelle dient. Spermien werden vom… … Deutsch Wikipedia
spermatozoon — The male gamete or sex cell that contains the genetic information to be transmitted by the male, exhibits autokinesia, and is able to effect zygosis with an ovum. The human s. is composed of a head and a tail, the tail being divisible into a … Medical dictionary
Spermatozoon — Sper|ma|to|zo|on 〈n.; s, zo|en〉 = Spermium [<Sperma + grch. zoon „Lebewesen, Tier“] * * * Sper|ma|to|zo|on, das; s, …zoen [zu griech. zõon = Lebewesen]: Spermium. * * * Spermatozoon, Samenzelle … Universal-Lexikon
spermatozoon — [[t]spɜ͟ː(r)mətəzo͟ʊə[/t]] spermatozoa N COUNT A spermatozoon is a sperm. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
