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A spermatozoon (pronoonced /ˌspɜːrmætəˈzoʊən/, alternate spellin spermatozoön; plural spermatozoa; frae Ancient Greek: σπέρμα "seed" an Ancient Greek: ζῷον "livin bein") is a motile sperm cell, or muivin form o the haploid cell that is the male gamete.
Spermatozoon | |
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A sperm cell attempts tae penetrate an ovum coat tae fertilise it. | |
Diagram o a human spermatozoon | |
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Laitin | spermatozoon |
MeSH | A05.360.490.890 |
Dorlands /Elsevier | Spermatozoa |
Anatomical terminology |
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