sperm cell

American  

noun

Biology.

1. spermatozoon.

2. any male gamete.

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Etymology

Origin of sperm cell

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

“We don’t tell a man with one sperm cell that he can’t try. But for some reason, we can bully women and shame them and make them feel bad for even having hope.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Parry told the jury it was a "billion times" more likely the sperm cells originated from the defendant than from anyone else.

From BBC

The tube extends through the style and into the ovary, allowing sperm cells to reach the egg and central cells in an ovule for fertilization.

From Science Daily

Experimenting in mice, researchers coaxed the skin cell's nucleus into reducing its chromosomes by half, so that it could then be fertilized by a sperm cell to create a viable embryo.

From Science Daily

A novel screening system developed at Kyoto University enables researchers to investigate sperm cell development and health at the molecular level.

From Science Daily