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Spermatozoon

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Spermatozoon
A sperm cell attempts tae penetrate an ovum coat tae fertilise it.
Diagram o a human spermatozoon
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Identifiers
Laitinspermatozoon
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Spermatozoa
Anatomical terminology

A spermatozoon (pronoonced /ˌspɜːrmætəˈzən/, alternate spellin spermatozoön; plural spermatozoa; frae Ancient Greek: σπέρμα "seed" an Ancient Greek: ζῷον "livin bein") is a motile sperm cell, or muivin form o the haploid cell that is the male gamete.