acrosomal cap

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cap (kap) a protective covering for the head or for a similar structure; a structure resembling such a covering.

acrosomal cap acrosome.

cradle cap crusta lactea.

duodenal cap the part of the duodenum adjacent to the pylorus, forming the superior flexure.

enamel cap the enamel organ after it covers the top of the growing tooth papilla.

head cap the doubled-layered caplike structure over the upper two-thirds of the acrosome of a spermatozoon, consisting of the collapsed acrosomal vesicle.

knee cap patella.

skull cap calvaria.

acrosomal cap

A caplike structure at the anterior end of a spermatozoon that produces enzymes aiding in egg penetration. Also called acrosome, head cap.

acrosomal cap, acrosomal head cap.

See acrosome.

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