SPERMATOGONIUM

Noun

spermatogonium (plural spermatogonia)

(biology) Any of the undifferentiated cells in the male gonads that become spermatocytes; a spermatoblast

Source: Wiktionary


Sper`ma*to*go"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Physiol.)

Definition: A primitive seminal cell, occuring in masses in the seminal tubules. It divides into a mass (spermosphere) of small cells (spermoblast), which in turn give rise to spermatozoids.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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