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SPERMATOZOON

\spˌɜːmɐtəzˈuːn], \spˌɜːmɐtəzˈuːn], \s_p_ˌɜː_m_ɐ_t_ə_z_ˈuː_n]\

Definitions of SPERMATOZOON

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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[Greek] A male reproductive cell, consisting of head, middle part, and flagellum (zool.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

See Spermatozoid.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Pl. spermatozoa. See spermatozoid.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [Greek] A minute particle in the spermatic fluid of animals-supposed to be the germ of reproduction.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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