sperm cells

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  • Sperm — The term sperm is derived from the Greek word (σπέρμα) sperma (meaning seed ) and refers to the male reproductive cells. In the types of sexual reproduction known as anisogamy and oogamy, there is a marked difference in the size of the gametes… …   Wikipedia

  • sperm — sperm1 /sperrm/, n., pl. sperm, sperms for 2. 1. semen. 2. a male reproductive cell; spermatozoon. [1350 1400; ME sperme < LL sperma < Gk spérma seed, equiv. to sper (base of speírein to sow seeds) + ma n. suffix of result] sperm2 /sperrm/, n …   Universalium

  • Sperm donation — is the provision (or ‘donation’) by a man, (known as a ‘sperm donor’), of his sperm, with the intention that it be used to impregnate a woman who is not usually the man s sexual partner, in order to produce a child. A sperm donor is the natural… …   Wikipedia

  • Sperm associated antigen 5 — Sperm associated antigen 5, also known as SPAG5, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SPAG5 sperm associated antigen 5| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=10615| accessdate = ] PBB… …   Wikipedia

  • sperm — [spə:m US spə:rm] n plural sperm or sperms [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: sperma, from Greek, seed ] 1.) also sperm cell a cell produced by the sex organs of a male person or animal, which is able to join with the female egg to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sperm — Sperm, n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. ???, ???, from ???? to sow. Cf. {Spore}.] (Physiol.) The male fecundating fluid; semen. See {Semen}. [1913 Webster] {Sperm cell} (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed. {Sperm… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sperm cell — Sperm Sperm, n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. ???, ???, from ???? to sow. Cf. {Spore}.] (Physiol.) The male fecundating fluid; semen. See {Semen}. [1913 Webster] {Sperm cell} (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sperm morula — Sperm Sperm, n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. ???, ???, from ???? to sow. Cf. {Spore}.] (Physiol.) The male fecundating fluid; semen. See {Semen}. [1913 Webster] {Sperm cell} (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cells, germ — The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it has a single set of 23 chromosomes containing half the usual amount of DNA and half the usual number of genes. Except for the eggs and… …   Medical dictionary

  • Cells, reproductive — The eggs and sperm are the reproductive cells. Each mature reproductive cell is haploid in that it has a single set of 23 chromosomes containing half the usual amount of DNA. Except for the eggs and sperm, each cell in the human body there are… …   Medical dictionary

  • sperm cell — noun the male reproductive cell; the male gamete a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material • Syn: ↑sperm, ↑spermatozoon, ↑spermatozoan • Derivationally related forms: ↑spermatic (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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