sperm-aster
sperm-as·ter
(sperm'as'tĕr), Cytocentrum with astral rays in the cytoplasm of an inseminated ovum; it is brought in by the penetrating spermatozoon and evolves into the mitotic spindle of the first cleavage division.
[sperm + G. astēr, a star (aster)]
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sperm-as·ter
(spĕrm'as-tĕr) Cytocentrum with astral rays in the cytoplasm of an inseminated oocyte; it is brought in by the penetrating sperm and evolves into the mitotic spindle of the first cleavage division.
[sperm + G. astēr, a star (aster)]
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