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polyspermy

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polyspermy /poly·sper·my/ (-sper´me) fertilization of an oocyte by more than one spermatozoon; occurring normally in certain species (physiologic p.) and sometimes abnormally in others (pathologic p.) .
pol·y·sper·my (pl-spûrm)
n.
The entrance of more than one spermatozoon into the ovum. Also called polyspermia.
polyspermy [pol″e-sper´me]
fertilization of an ovum by more than one spermatozoon; occurring normally in certain species (physiologic polyspermy) but only abnormally in species such as humans (pathologic polyspermy).
polyspermy
fertilization of an ovum by more than one spermatozoon; occurring normally in certain species (physiological polyspermy) and sometimes abnormally in others (pathological polyspermy).
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