单词 | spermato- |
释义 | spermato- /spûr-mə-tō- or spûr-mə-to-/ or spermat- /spûr-mət-/combining form
ORIGIN: Gr sperma, -atos seed, semen sperˈmatoblast noun (Gr blastos a shoot) a spermatid spermatoblasˈtic adjective sperˈmatocele noun (Gr kēlē tumour) a cystic swelling of the testicle arising from the epididymis and containing sperm sperˈmatocyte noun (Gr kytos vessel) a male sex cell that gives rise to spermatids or develops into an antherozoid spermatogenesis /-jenˈ/ or spermatogeny /-ə-tojˈi-ni/ noun The process of sperm production in the testes spermatogenetˈic, spermatogenˈic or spermatogˈenous adjective spermatogonium /-gōˈni-əm/ noun One of the cells that by repeated division form the spermatocytes sperˈmatophore noun A case enclosing the spermatozoa of certain crustaceans, molluscs and amphibians spermatˈophyte, spermˈaphyte or spermˈophyte noun Any member of the Spermatophyta, one of the four phyla of the plant kingdom, incl all seed-bearing plants spermatophytic /-fitˈik/ (also spermaˈphytic or spermoˈphytic) adjective spermatorrhoeˈa or spermatorrheˈa noun (Gr rhoiā flow) involuntary discharge of semen spermatothēˈca or spermathēˈca noun (Gr thēkē receptacle) in female insects, etc, a receptacle in which sperms received are stored spermatothēˈcal or spermathēˈcal adjective spermatozōˈal, spermatozōˈan or spermatozōˈic adjective spermatozōˈid or spermatozōˈon noun (pl spermatozōˈids or spermatozōˈa) (Gr zōion animal) a male sex cell, any of the millions contained in semen |
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