spermatogonial

 [spur-mat-uh-goh-nee-uhm, spur-muh-tuh-]  

sper·mat·o·go·ni·um

   [spur-mat-uh-goh-nee-uhm, spur-muh-tuh-]
noun, plural sper·mat·o·go·ni·a  [-nee-uh] . Cell Biology.
one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
Origin:
1860–65; < Neo-Latin; see spermato-, -gonium

Related forms
sper·mat·o·go·ni·al, adjective
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spermatogonium (ˌspɜːmətəˈɡəʊnɪəm)
 
—n , pl -nia
zoology an immature male germ cell that divides to form many spermatocytes
 
[C19: from spermato- + -gonium]
 
spermato'gonial
 
—adj

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