Meanings
plural spermatocytes
- biologyA male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops.
The spermatogonia continue to reside in the gonocyst and form spermatocyte, which begins to increase in size.
2013, Rabindra N. Chatterjee, Lucas Sanchez, Genome Analysis in Eukaryotes, page 711 more example
Fragments of laminin chains can act as biologically active peptides to perturb the blood–testis barrier (BTB) permeability function by accelerating protein endocytosis (e.g., occludin) at the site, thereby destabilizing the BTB integrity to facilitate the transit of preleptotene spermatocytes.
2015 August 26, “A Catalog of Proteins Expressed in the AG Secreted Fluid during the Mature Phase of the Chinese Mitten Crabs ( Eriocheir sinensis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: nematoblast, spermatoblast, spermoblast
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops.
Origin
- Englishspermato-
- Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
- Latincyta
- Englishspermatocyte
Translations
Catalan espermatòcit
- espermatòcitmale gametocyte
Finnish spermatosyytti
- spermatosyyttimale gametocyte
Italian spermatocito
- spermatocitomale gametocyte
Polish spermatocyt
- spermatocytmale gametocyte
Spanish espermatocito
- espermatocitomale gametocyte
Swedish spermatocyt
- spermatocytmale gametocyte
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spermatocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spermatocyte
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