spermatic

Concerning male gametes

Spermatic is a medical and biological adjective relating to sperm or the male reproductive system.

A spermatic cord is the structure containing the vas deferens and blood vessels that runs from the abdomen to each testicle.

The term appears almost exclusively in anatomical contexts rather than general usage.

anatomical

vas deferens

Sperm-transporting tube

tunica vaginalis · hydrocele · andrology

reproductive

fertilization

Gamete fusion creating zygote

paternity · offspring · zygote · ovum · fertility · fecundity · potency · virility · breeding · siring

cellular

flagellum

Whiplike cellular appendage

  • meiosisGamete-producing cell division
  • haploidSingle chromosome complement
  • gameteHaploid reproductive cell

motility · chromatin · nucleus · mitochondria · morphology · viability · cryopreservation

metaphorical

generative

Able to produce or create

prolific · creative · originating · productive · fertile · procreative · life-giving

Opposites
reproductive cell origin

spermaticovarian

Of egg-producing organs

ovular · uterine · fallopian · vaginal · cervical

Family

spermatid, spermatogenesis, spermatozoa

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