male sperm cell
1Sperm 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.… …
2sperm cell — sperm′ cell n. 1) cbl spermatozoon 2) cbl any male gamete • Etymology: 1850–55 …
3sperm 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: ↑ …
4sperm cell — Biol. 1. spermatozoon. 2. any male gamete. [1850 55] * * * …
5Sperm whale — Sperm Whale[1] Size compared to an average human …
6sperm — [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 …
7Sperm (disambiguation) — Sperm commonly refers to:*Sperm (cell), the male gamete involved in heterogamous sexual reproduction *Spermatozoon (zoosperm), a sperm cell propelled by a single flagellum, found in most animals *Semen ( sperma ), the seminal fluid containing… …
8Sperm — 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… …
9Sperm 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.… …
10Sperm — 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… …
