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Spermatozoon vs Acrosome - What's the difference?

spermatozoon | acrosome |

As nouns the difference between spermatozoon and acrosome

is that spermatozoon is while acrosome is a structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon.

spermatozoon

English

(wikipedia spermatozoon)

Alternative forms

* * 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

    acrosome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon.