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sper⋅ma⋅to⋅zo⋅on

  [spur-muh-tuh-zoh-uhn, -on, spur-mat-uh-]
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–noun, plural -zo⋅a  [-zoh-uh] . Cell Biology.
one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
Origin:
1830–40; < NL; see spermato-, -zoon

Related forms:
sper⋅ma⋅to⋅zo⋅al, sper⋅ma⋅to⋅zo⋅an, sper⋅ma⋅to⋅zo⋅ic, adjective
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sper·mat·o·zo·on   (spər-māt'ə-zō'ŏn', -ən, spûr'mə-tə-)   
n.   pl. sper·mat·o·zo·a (-zō'ə)
The mature fertilizing gamete of a male organism, usually consisting of a round or cylindrical nucleated cell, a short neck, and a thin motile tail. Also called sperm cell, zoosperm.
sper·mat'o·zo'al (-zō'əl), sper·mat'o·zo'an (-zō'ən), sper·mat'o·zo'ic (-zō'ĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sper·ma·to·zo·al
Pronunciation: "sp&r-m&t-&-'zO-&l, (")sp&r-"mat-
Function: adjective
: of orrelating to spermatozoa

Main Entry: sper·ma·to·zo·on
Pronunciation: -'zO-"än, -'zO-&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sper·ma·to·zoa /-'zO-&/
: a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
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spermatozoon sper·mat·o·zo·on (spər-māt'ə-zō'ŏn', -ən, spûr'mə-tə-)
n. pl. sper·mat·o·zo·a (-zō'ə)
The mature male gamete or sex cell that consists of a cylindrical nucleated cell with a short neck and a thin motile tail, contains genetic information to be transmitted by the male, exhibits autokinesia, and is able to effect zygosis with an ovum; sperm.

sper·mat'o·zo'al (-zō'əl) or sper·mat'o·zo'an (-zō'ən) or sper·mat'o·zo'ic (-zō'ĭk) adj.

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spermatozoon   (spər-māt'ə-zō'ŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
Plural spermatozoa
A sperm cell produced in the testis of an animal.
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