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spermato-

a combining form meaning “seed”; used with this meaning and as a combining form of sperm 1 in the formation of compound words: spermatogonium.
Also, especially before a vowel, spermat-.


Origin:
< Gk spermat- (s. of spérma; see sperm 1 ) + -o-
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spermato- or spermat-
pref.

  1. Sperm: spermatic.

  2. Spermatozoon: spermatogenesis.

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