Spermatogenesis - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Spermatogenesis :  (noun)

1: development of spermatozoa

Based on WordNet 2.0

Spermatogenesis : \Sper`ma*to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Spermato- _ genesis.] (Biol.) The development of the spermatozoids.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Spermatogenesis :  Spermatogenesis: The process of sperm formation.

The term was created from the prefix "spermato-" (Greek sperma, the seed or germ) _ "genesis" (the coming into being of something) = the coming into being of sperm.

Spermatogenesis is in contrast to ovum ) formation.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Spermatogenesis

LeniInChains: @iminvincible Oogenesis (not Exogenesis haha), Spermatogenesis, the female Ovum and genetic engineering.. are the English expressions
lanena32: I'm wrapped in my scarf freezing... N I'm indoors.. Smh... Listening to Ms. Akeys while reading about Spermatogenesis n oogenesis.. Ugh!!
urotoday: microRNAs in the testis: Building up male fertility - Abstract: Spermatogenesis is a strictly regulated process, bo... http://bit.ly/5T8xoR
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