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单词 spermatozoon
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Definition of spermatozoon in English:

spermatozoon

nounPlural spermatozoa spəˌmatə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒnˌspəːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn
Biology
  • The mature 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.

    〔生〕精子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Is it wrong to employ existing techniques of sperm filtration, separating androgenic from gynogenic spermatozoa, and fertilising eggs with the desired type?
    • We rather think of the latter as a new form of life to whose nature both the ovum and the spermatozoon have made significant contributions.
    • The seminal plasma of mammals is a complex fluid, which serves as a carrier for the spermatozoa in their journey from the male testes to their target, the female uterus.
    • The testes in your body are continuously producing hundreds of millions of reproductive cells called spermatozoa.
    • Mutated DNA can only be passed to the next generation if it is present in a germ cell such as spermatozoa and ova, each of which contribute half of the DNA of the new organism.

Derivatives

  • spermatozoal

  • adjective
    Biology
    • Semen was collected by electro-ejaculation twice weekly and evaluated for spermatozoal motility, morphology, and concentration.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In this open study we investigated the correlation between seminal carnitine levels and spermatozoal function in infertile men.
      • The samples ‘are representative of the spermatozoal fingerprint for the normal fertile man,’ the researchers conclude.
      • In fact, post-storage spermatozoal motility from many stallions processed by this method is.
  • spermatozoan

  • adjective
    Biology
    • The motility of the spermatozoan tail depends on the contractility of its protein fibrils, which resemble myosin threads.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In addition to this, all of the products were confirmed to enhance spermatozoan function, in vitro fertilization and early embryonic development.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek sperma, spermat- 'seed' + zōion 'animal'.

Rhymes

anthozoan, bryozoan, Goan, hydrozoan, Minoan, protozoan, protozoon, rowan, Samoan

Definition of spermatozoon in US English:

spermatozoon

noun
Biology
  • The mature 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.

    〔生〕精子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The testes in your body are continuously producing hundreds of millions of reproductive cells called spermatozoa.
    • We rather think of the latter as a new form of life to whose nature both the ovum and the spermatozoon have made significant contributions.
    • The seminal plasma of mammals is a complex fluid, which serves as a carrier for the spermatozoa in their journey from the male testes to their target, the female uterus.
    • Mutated DNA can only be passed to the next generation if it is present in a germ cell such as spermatozoa and ova, each of which contribute half of the DNA of the new organism.
    • Is it wrong to employ existing techniques of sperm filtration, separating androgenic from gynogenic spermatozoa, and fertilising eggs with the desired type?

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek sperma, spermat- ‘seed’ + zōion ‘animal’.

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