Spermatocyte

Spermatocyte
Spermatocyte \Sper"ma*to*cyte\, n. [Spermato- + Gr. ???? a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) Same as {Spermoblast}. [1913 Webster]

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  • spermatocyte — [ spɛrmatɔsit ] n. m. • 1880; de spermato et cyte ♦ Biol. Cellule germinale mâle qui devient une spermatide, puis un spermatozoïde. ● spermatocyte nom masculin Cellule de la lignée germinale mâle dans le règne animal. spermatocyte [spɛʀmatɔsit] n …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • spermatocyte — [spʉr′mə tə sīt΄, spər mat′əsīt] n. [ SPERMATO + CYTE] 1. Bot. a cell that develops into a spermatozoid 2. Zool. a stage in the development of the male sex cell, originating by growth from a spermatogonium …   English World dictionary

  • Spermatocyte — Infobox Anatomy Name = male Latin = GraySubject = 258 GrayPage = 1243 Caption = Transverse section of a tubule of the testis of a rat. X 250. Caption2 = Scheme showing analogies in the process of maturation of the ovum and the development of the… …   Wikipedia

  • spermatocyte — The premeiotic parental cell of the spermatids; the primary spermatocyte before the initiation of the first meiotic division; the secondary spermatocyte after completion of the first meiotic division, but before the initiation of the second… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

  • spermatocyte — spermatocytal, adj. /sperr mat euh suyt , sperr meuh teuh /, n. Cell Biol. a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids. [1885 90;… …   Universalium

  • spermatocyte — noun Date: 1886 a cell giving rise to sperm cells; especially a cell that is derived by mitosis from a spermatogonium and ultimately gives rise by meiosis to four haploid spermatids …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • spermatocyte — n. [Gr. sperma, seed; kytos, container] An auxocyte of males that give rise to the spermatids …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • spermatocyte — noun A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops …   Wiktionary

  • spermatocyte — Parent cell of a spermatid, derived by mitotic division from a spermatogonium. [spermato + G. kytos, cell] primary s. the s. derived by a growth phase from a spermatogonium …   Medical dictionary

  • spermatocyte — n. diploid cell which separates into four spermatids through meiosis (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

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