spermatogonium


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spermatogonium /ˌspəːmətə(ʊ)ˈgəʊnɪəm, spəˌmat-/
noun (pl. spermatogonia /-nɪə/) Biology a cell produced at an early stage in the formation of spermatozoa, giving rise by mitosis to spermatocytes.
– derivatives
spermatogonial adjective.
– origin C19: from sperm + mod. L. gonium (from Gk gonos ‘offspring, seed’).
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