Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spermiogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spermio-gen-e-sis
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Expanding the introductory section to include definitions of indirect and direct development and generalized descriptions of spermiogenesis, oocyte maturation and cytological organization, and fertilization would also help de-mystify these subjects for many readers."
"In wild-type spermatids, Hrb is associated with the cytosolic surface of proacrosomic transport vesicles that fuse to create a single large acrosomic vesicle at step 3 of spermiogenesis."

Etymology

From spermio- (“spermatozoa”) + -genesis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

spermiogeneses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

spermiogenic spermioteleosis

Questions

What does spermiogenesis mean?: The final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.
Where does spermiogenesis come from?: From spermio- (“spermatozoa”) + -genesis.

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