end-piece

end piece

a part of the spermatozoon consisting of an axoneme surrounded only by the flagellar membrane.
Synonym(s): end-piece

end-piece

(end'pēs)
The terminal part of the tail of a sperm consisting of the axoneme and the flagellar membrane.
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