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sper⋅mat⋅o⋅go⋅ni⋅um

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

Related forms:
sper⋅mat⋅o⋅go⋅ni⋅al, adjective
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sper·mat·o·go·ni·um   (spər-māt'ə-gō'nē-əm, spûr'mə-tə-)   
n.   pl. sper·mat·o·go·ni·a (-nē-ə)
Any of the cells of the gonads in male organisms that are the progenitors of spermatocytes.

[New Latin : spermato- + -gonium, seed; see spermagonium.]
sper·mat'o·go'ni·al (-nē-əl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sper·mato·go·ni·um
Pronunciation: -'gO-nE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sper·mato·go·nia /-nE-&/
: a primitive male germ cell that gives rise to primary spermatocytes in spermatogenesis —sper·mato·go·ni·al /-nE-&l/ adjective
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spermatogonium sper·mat·o·go·ni·um (spər-māt'ə-gō'nē-əm, spûr'mə-tə-)
n. pl. sper·mat·o·go·ni·a (-nē-ə)
Any of the cells of the gonads in male organisms that are the progenitors of spermatocytes. Also called spermatoblast.

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spermatogonium   (spər-māt'ə-gō'nē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural spermatogonia
Any of the cells of the gonads in male organisms that undergo mitosis to form spermatocytes as well as new spermatogonia. See more at spermatogenesis.
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