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English
Etymology
From spermato- + -blast.
Noun
spermatoblast (plural spermatoblasts)
- (dated) A spermatocyte.
1880, Journal of Microscopy, 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
Etymology
Borrowed from French spermatoblaste. Equivalent to spermato- + -blast.
Noun
spermatoblast n (plural spermatoblaste)
- spermatoblast
Declension
References
- spermatoblast in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN