Definition of Sperm

1. Noun. The male reproductive cell; the male gamete. "A sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"

Exact synonyms: Sperm Cell, Spermatozoan, Spermatozoon
Terms within: Flagellum, Acrosome
Group relationships: Come, Cum, Ejaculate, Seed, Semen, Seminal Fluid, Male Reproductive System
Generic synonyms: Gamete
Derivative terms: Spermatic, Spermous

Definition of Sperm

1. n. The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen.

2. n. Spermaceti.

Definition of Sperm

1. a male gamete [n -S] : SPERMIC [adj] - See also: gamete

Medical Definition of Sperm

1. A reproductive cell produced by the male of an animal species which, when united with an egg (of the same species), results in conception and the development of an embryo. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sperm

Spenserian stanza
spenses
spent
spent
speos
speoses
speract
Spergula
Spergularia
Spergularia rubra
Spergula arvensis
sperling
sperling
sperlings
sperm (current term)
sperm (current term)
sperm-aster
sperm-ovum interactions
spermaceti
spermaceti
spermacetis
spermacytic seminoma
spermagglutination
spermagonia
spermagonium
spermalist
spermaphore
spermaries
spermary
spermary

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