spermato-

a combining form meaning “seed”; used with this meaning and as a combining form of sperm1 in the formation of compound words: spermatogonium.

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Also especially before a vowel, spermat-.
Compare sperm-, -sperm, -spermal, -spermic, spermo-, -spermous.

Origin of spermato-

< Greek spermat- (stem of spérma; see sperm1) + -o-

Words nearby spermato-

spermatic duct, spermatic fluid, spermaticide, spermatid, spermatium, spermato-, spermatoblast, spermatocele, spermatocide, spermatocyte, spermatogenesis
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British Dictionary definitions for spermato-

spermato-

spermo- before a vowel spermat- or sperm-

combining form

indicating spermspermatogenesis
indicating seedspermatophyte

Word Origin for spermato-

from Greek sperma, spermat-, seed; see sperm 1
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Medical definitions for spermato-

spermato-

pref.

Sperm:spermatic.
Spermatozoon:spermatogenesis.
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