As nouns the difference between spermatozoon and midpiece
is that spermatozoon is while midpiece is the part of a spermatozoon between the head and the tail; it consists of mitochondria, centrioles, and an axoneme.
spermatozoon
Alternative forms
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* spermatozoan
Noun
(spermatozoa)
(cytology) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male, carried in semen, that fertilizes the ovum to produce the zygote.
Synonyms
* sperm cell
* zoosperm
Hypernyms
* gamete
Coordinate terms
* ovum
Derived terms
* spermatozoal
* spermatozoic
midpiece
English
Alternative forms
*mid-piece
Noun
(
en noun)
The part of a spermatozoon between the head and the tail; it consists of mitochondria, centrioles, and an axoneme
Anagrams
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