Sperm - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |spɜːrm|  American pronunciation of the word sperm
Brit.  |spɜːm|  British pronunciation of the word sperm

noun

- the male reproductive cell; the male gamete (syn: spermatozoon)
a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material

Extra examples

The sperm fertilizes the egg.

An embryo is created through the union of sperm and egg.

The egg is fertilized by the sperm.

The sperm and egg unite to form an embryo.

A single sperm fertilizes an egg.

The egg and sperm fuse together as one cell.

A donor egg fertilised by her husband's sperm will be implanted in her womb.

Word forms

noun
singular: sperm
plural: sperm
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