spermatoid

[ spur-muh-toid ]

/ ˈspɜr məˌtɔɪd /

adjective

resembling sperm.

Nearby words

spermatocide, spermatocyte, spermatogenesis, spermatogenous, spermatogonium, spermatoid, spermatolysis, spermatophore, spermatophyte, spermatopoietic, spermatorrhea

Origin of spermatoid

spermat- + -oid

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Medicine definitions for spermatoid

spermatoid

[ spûr′mə-toid′ ]

adj.

Resembling a sperm or the whiplike tail of a sperm.

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