Definition of spermatocyte in English:
spermatocyte
nounˈspəːmətə(ʊ)sʌɪtspəˈmatə(ʊ)sʌɪtspərˈmædəˌsaɪt
Biology A cell produced at the second stage in the formation of spermatozoa, formed from a spermatogonium and dividing by meiosis into spermatids.
Example sentencesExamples
- The first breakthrough in the development of insect cell culture was the report of maturation of testicular follicle cells to spermatocytes in a moth in an artificial medium.
- Lying between, and nurtured by, the Sertoli cells, the primary spermatocytes undergo two meiotic divisions and cellular remodelling to produce mature sperm.
- After 5 weeks, oligospemia was observed, and after 10 weeks, testicular atrophy accompanied by the loss of sperm cells and spermatocytes was confirmed.
- As daughter cells of spermatogonia, the primary spermatocytes reside just apical to the layer of spermatogonia.
- At least 10 spermatocytes at the metaphase I stage were recorded per male.
Definition of spermatocyte in US English:
spermatocyte
nounspərˈmædəˌsaɪtspərˈmadəˌsīt
Biology A cell produced at the second stage in the formation of spermatozoa, formed from a spermatogonium and dividing by meiosis into spermatids.
Example sentencesExamples
- As daughter cells of spermatogonia, the primary spermatocytes reside just apical to the layer of spermatogonia.
- Lying between, and nurtured by, the Sertoli cells, the primary spermatocytes undergo two meiotic divisions and cellular remodelling to produce mature sperm.
- At least 10 spermatocytes at the metaphase I stage were recorded per male.
- After 5 weeks, oligospemia was observed, and after 10 weeks, testicular atrophy accompanied by the loss of sperm cells and spermatocytes was confirmed.
- The first breakthrough in the development of insect cell culture was the report of maturation of testicular follicle cells to spermatocytes in a moth in an artificial medium.