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Definition of Acrosome

1. Noun. A process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg.

Definition of Acrosome

1. Noun. A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon. ¹

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Definition of Acrosome

1. a thin sac at the head of a sperm [n -S]

Medical Definition of Acrosome

1. A membrane-bound compatment at the tip of the head of a sperm which contains lytic enzymes (hyaluronidase in mammalian sperm) which digest the outer surface of the egg and allow the sperm to inject its haploid DNA. The compartment is secreted by the Golgi apparatus of the spermatid. Origin: Gr. Soma = body (12 Mar 1998)

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