About The Word Sperm
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Sperm
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What's The Definition Of Sperm?
[n] the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sperm: sperm cell | spermatozoan | spermatozoon Related Terms | Find terms related to Sperm: See Also | acrosome | cum | ejaculate | flagellum | gamete | male reproductive system | seed | semen | seminal fluid Sperm In Webster's Dictionary \Sperm\, n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. ???, ???, from ????
to sow. Cf. {Spore}.] (Physiol.)
The male fecundating fluid; semen. See {Semen}.
{Sperm cell} (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the
spermatozoids are developed.
{Sperm morula}. (Biol.) Same as {Spermosphere}.
\Sperm\, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.] Spermaceti. {Sperm oil}, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale. {Sperm whale}. (Zo["o]l.) See in the Vocabulary. |
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