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Spermatogenesis

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spermatogenesis /sper·ma·to·gen·e·sis/ (-jen´e-sis) the process of formation of spermatozoa, including both spermatocytogenesis and spermiogenesis.
sper·mat·o·gen·e·sis (spr-mt-jn-ss, spûrm-t-)
n.
Formation and development of spermatozoa by meiosis and spermiogenesis. Also called spermatocytogenesis.
sper·mato·ge·netic (-j-ntk), sper·mato·genic (-jnk) adj.
Spermatogenesis
The process by which sperm develop to become mature sperm, capable of fertilizing an ovum.
Mentioned in: Infertility
spermatogenesis
the development of mature spermatozoa from spermatogonia; it includes spermatocytogenesis and spermiogenesis.
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