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primary spermatocyte

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sper⋅mat⋅o⋅cyte

  [spur-mat-uh-sahyt, spur-muh-tuh-]
–noun Cell Biology.
a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
Origin:
1885–90; spermato- + -cyte

Related forms:
sper⋅ma⋅to⋅cyt⋅al, adjective
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Main Entry: primary spermatocyte
Function: noun
: a diploid spermatocyte that has not yet undergone meiosis

Main Entry: sper·mato·cyte
Pronunciation: (")sp&r-'mat-&-"sIt
Function: noun
: a cell giving rise to sperm cells; especially : a cell that is derived from a spermatogonium and ultimately gives rise to four haploid spermatids
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primary spermatocyte n.
The spermatocyte arising by a growth phase from a spermatogonium.

spermatocyte sper·mat·o·cyte (spər-māt'ə-sīt', spûr'mə-tə-)
n.
A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids.

sper·mat'o·cyt'al (-sīt'l) adj.

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spermatocyte   (spər-māt'ə-sīt')  Pronunciation Key 
A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids, cells which then develop into sperm. See more at spermatogenesis.
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