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单词 spermatocyte
释义

spermatocyte

[ spur-mat-uh-sahyt, spur-muh-tuh- ]
/ spɜrˈmæt əˌsaɪt, ˈspɜr mə tə- /

noun Cell Biology.

a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte ) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes ) that give rise in turn to spermatids.

Origin of spermatocyte

First recorded in 1885–90; spermato- + -cyte

OTHER WORDS FROM spermatocyte

sper·ma·to·cyt·al, adjective

Words nearby spermatocyte

spermatium, spermato-, spermatoblast, spermatocele, spermatocide, spermatocyte, spermatogenesis, spermatogenous, spermatogonium, spermatoid, spermatolysis
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British Dictionary definitions for spermatocyte

spermatocyte
/ (ˈspɜːmətəʊˌsaɪt) /

noun

zoology an immature male germ cell, developed from a spermatogonium, that gives rise, by meiosis, to four spermatids
botany a male germ cell that develops into an antherozoid
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for spermatocyte

spermatocyte
[ spər-mătə-sīt′, spûrmə-tə- ]

n.

A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids.

Other words from spermatocyte

sper•mat′o•cytal (-sītl) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for spermatocyte

spermatocyte
[ spər-mătə-sīt′ ]

A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids, cells which then develop into sperm. See more at spermatogenesis.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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