sperm
Tadpole-shaped swimmer
Sperm are the male reproductive cells that fertilize eggs.
The word refers both to individual cells and to semen collectively: a sperm count, a sperm donor, sperm on the sheets.
Sperm whale is unrelated—it comes from spermaceti, a waxy substance in the whale's head once used in candles and cosmetics.
Haploid reproductive cell
- haploidSingle chromosome complement
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- flagellumWhiplike cellular appendage
- nucleusCentral controlling part
chromosome · DNA · mitochondria · cytoplasm · spermatid · oocyte · zygote · spermatogenesis
One who contributes freely
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- artificial inseminationMedical sperm introduction procedure
- fertility clinicReproductive medicine facility
specimen · sample · assisted reproduction · thawing · storage · screening · fertility treatment · donation
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- embryoOrganism before birth
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
egg · insemination · implantation · procreation · pregnancy · gestation · blastocyst · morula
Male reproductive gland
- testicleSperm-producing male organ
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- vas deferensSperm-transporting tube
- scrotumPouch containing male gonads
gonad · testosterone · andrology · spermatogenesis · maturation · production · testes
Discharge or exclaim suddenly
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- seminal fluidSperm-carrying male secretion
- motilitySelf-generated movement capacity
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
volume · liquefaction · fructose · prostate · pH · coagulation · concentration · viability
gamete
Haploid reproductive cell
- haploidSingle chromosome complement
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- flagellumWhiplike cellular appendage
nucleus · chromosome · DNA · mitochondria · cytoplasm · spermatid · oocyte · zygote · spermatogenesis · motility
donor
One who contributes freely
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- artificial inseminationMedical sperm introduction procedure
fertility clinic · specimen · sample · assisted reproduction · thawing · storage · screening · fertility treatment · donation
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- embryoOrganism before birth
ovum · egg · insemination · implantation · procreation · pregnancy · gestation · blastocyst · morula · embryogenesis
testis
Male reproductive gland
- testicleSperm-producing male organ
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- vas deferensSperm-transporting tube
scrotum · gonad · testosterone · andrology · spermatogenesis · maturation · production · testes
ejaculate
Discharge or exclaim suddenly
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- seminal fluidSperm-carrying male secretion
- motilitySelf-generated movement capacity
viscosity · volume · liquefaction · fructose · prostate · pH · coagulation · concentration · viability
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, pregnancy
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- reproductive anatomypenis, vagina, testes, testicles, ovaries
- sex edsex education, sex ed, puberty, consent education, contraception
- biological materialstissue, blood, plasma, serum, bone marrow
- conceptionfertilization, ovulation, egg, fertile window, fertility
- sperm whaleGiant toothed marine mammal
- sperm banksStored donor reproductive cells
- sperm donorMale fertility provider
- sperm cellMale reproductive gamete
- sperm countReproductive cell quantity
- sperm donationProviding reproductive cells for conception
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