| Pronunciation: | | spurm
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| Matching Terms: | | sper, sperable, sperage, sperate, spere, sperge, spergula, spergula arvensis, spergularia, spergularia rubra, sperling, sperm bank, sperm banking, sperm cell, sperm count, sperm oil, sperm penetration assay, sperm retrieval, sperm whale, spermaceti, spermalist, spermaphore, spermary, spermatheca, spermatic, spermatic cord, spermatical, spermatid, spermatin, spermatism, spermatium, spermatize, spermato-, spermatoblast, spermatocele, spermatocide, spermatocyte, spermatogemma, spermatogenesis, spermatogenetic, spermatogenous, spermatogonium, spermatoid, spermatoon, spermatophore, spermatophorous, spermatophyta, spermatophyte, spermatorrhea, spermatospore, spermatozoan, spermatozoid, spermatozooid, spermatozoon, spermic, spermicidal, spermicide, spermidium, spermism, spermist, spermoblast, spermococcus, spermoderm, spermogonium, spermologist, spermophile, spermophilus, spermophore, spermophyta, spermophyte, spermophytic, spermoplasma, spermosphere, spermospore, spermous, spermule, sperry, sperry corporation, sperry univac, sperrylite, sperse
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| | Definition: | | [n] the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" |
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| | Synonyms: | | sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon |
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| | See Also: | | acrosome, cum, ejaculate, flagellum, gamete, male reproductive system, seed, semen, seminal fluid |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sperm\, n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. ???, ???, from ????
to sow. Cf. {Spore}.] (Physiol.)
The male fecundating fluid; semen. See {Semen}.
{Sperm cell} (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the
spermatozoids are developed.
{Sperm morula}. (Biol.) Same as {Spermosphere}.
\Sperm\, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.]
Spermaceti.
{Sperm oil}, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti,
in the head cavities of the sperm whale.
{Sperm whale}. (Zo["o]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Male reproductive cells produced by the testes and transported in the semen; spermatozoa. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing sperm in your dream, symbolizes masculinity and/or fertility. It also indicates the potential for growth and development. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A reproductive cell produced by the male of an animal species which, when united with an egg (of the same species), results in conception and the development of an embryo. |
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| | Synonyms: | | spermatozoan |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | a male gamete. |
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