Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Formation and development of spermatozoa by meiosis and spermiogenesis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In biology, the formation or development of spermatozoa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) The development of the spermatozoids.
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- noun The process of
sperm production in thetestes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun development of spermatozoa
Etymologies
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Examples
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The male generative glands also contain Sertoli cells, which require testosterone for spermatogenesis, which is the synthesis of spermatozoa.
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Moreover, testicular histology of F1 and backcross males showed in some cases a breakdown in spermatogenesis.
The Rise of Human Chromosome 2: Beyond the Deme - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Testicular tissue showing spermatogenesis to the level of secondary spermatocytes.
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This research is particularly important in helping us to understand more about spermatogenesis, the biological process in which sperm is produced.
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The problem is that if you perturb the hormones enough to stop spermatogenesis, you can also get unwanted side effects such as loss of libido.
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The problem is that if you perturb the hormones enough to stop spermatogenesis, you can also get unwanted side effects such as loss of libido.
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I warmed to the discussion, eager to share my knowledge of meiosis and mitosis, spermatogenesis and seminal vesicles, ovulation and the menstrual cycle.
Archive 2006-01-01 Douglas Hoffman 2006
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I warmed to the discussion, eager to share my knowledge of meiosis and mitosis, spermatogenesis and seminal vesicles, ovulation and the menstrual cycle.
Late night variety pak Douglas Hoffman 2006
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Nova the Cat said, “The problem is that if you perturb the hormones enough to stop spermatogenesis, you can also get unwanted side effects such as loss of libido.”
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Both of the other retrogenes have parents involved in spermatogenesis, so it is reasonable to assume that the extra copies add functionality to the testes that carry them.
Human Evolution: It's all in the testes - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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