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spermatozoon
The male gamete, which differentiates during spermatogenesis in the testis, fuses with the egg, transferring the paternal genetic material, to form an embryo.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Cell biology
Level of specialization Medium
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Gender relationship Yes, man
Variants
Synonym
Formal
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

espermatozoide
Associated concepts
Type of
male gamete
Examples
Once the spermatozoa are released to the tubule lumen, they leave the testicle through the rete testis to the epididymis, where they are stored until the next ejaculation.
ICSI involves the hand insertion of a single spermatozoon into a mature egg and is specifically recommended for instances of severe male infertility.
Collocations
WITH NOUNS
ability || cryopreservation | production | integrity | number | biopsy | differentiation | morphology | environment | cycle | deficiencies of spermatozoon
WITH ADJECTIVES
motile | testicular | boar | frozen-thawed | mobile | cryopreserved | mature | human | single | stallion | viable | fish spermatozoon
WITH PREPOSITIONS
of | in | with | for | from | after | to | by spermatozoon
WITH VERBS
spermatozoon surface | need | cover | differ | cause | undergo | be | have