Cell Function
spermatogenesis Audio
sper·mat·o·gen·e·sis [ spur-mat-uh-jen-uh-sis, spur-muh-tuh- ]
Subclass of:
Gametogenesis
Etymology:
Greek spermato- (combining fom of sperma = seed) + genesis = production or creation
Definitions related to spermatogenesis:
  • Process of formation of spermatozoa including spermatocytogenesis and spermiogenesis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The developmental process by which male germ line stem cells self renew or give rise to successive cell types resulting in the development of a spermatozoa.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The maturation and propagation of spermatozoa. The process consists of three phases, mitosis, meiosis, and spermiogenesis. This results in a specialized cell that is capable of traversing the male and female reproductive tracts, and has the capability of fertilizing an egg.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The process of germ cell development in the male from the primordial germ cells, through SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATIDS; to the mature haploid SPERMATOZOA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Spermatogenesis, the origin and development of the sperm cells within the male reproductive organs, the testes. The testes are composed of numerous thin tightly coiled tubules known as the seminiferous tubules; the sperm cells are produced within the walls of the tubules. Within the walls of the...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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