spermatoblast

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English

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Etymology

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From spermato- +‎ -blast.

Noun

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spermatoblast (plural spermatoblasts)

  1. (dated) A spermatocyte.
    • 1880, Journal of Microscopy[1], volume 3:
      It does not, however, happen that the whole spermatosphere is converted into spermatoblasts; there remains a passive portion, which in the earthworm occupies a central position; this is the "sperm-blasophore," or "blastophoral cell."

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French spermatoblaste. Equivalent to spermato- +‎ -blast.

Noun

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spermatoblast n (plural spermatoblaste)

  1. spermatoblast

Declension

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References

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  • spermatoblast in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN