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spermatogonium

Syllabification: (sper·mat·o·go·ni·um)
Pronunciation: /spərˌmatəˈgōnēəm, ˌspərmə-/
Definition of spermatogonium

noun (plural spermatogonia /-ˈgōnēə/)

Biology
  • a cell produced at an early stage in the formation of spermatozoa, formed in the wall of a seminiferous tubule and giving rise by mitosis to spermatocytes.

Derivatives

spermatogonial

Pronunciation: /-nēəl/
adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: from sperm + modern Latin gonium (from Greek gonos 'offspring, seed')

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