primary spermatocyte

noun Cell Biology.

See under spermatocyte.

Origin of primary spermatocyte

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby primary spermatocyte

primary rainbow, primary reaction, primary root, primary school, primary sex characteristic, primary spermatocyte, primary stress, primary structure, primary succession, primary syphilis, primary tissue

Definition for primary spermatocyte (2 of 2)

spermatocyte
[ spur-mat-uh-sahyt, spur-muh-tuh- ]
/ spɜrˈmæt əˌsaɪt, ˈspɜr mə tə- /

noun Cell Biology.

a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.

Origin of spermatocyte

First recorded in 1885–90; spermato- + -cyte

OTHER WORDS FROM spermatocyte

sper·ma·to·cyt·al, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for primary spermatocyte

spermatocyte
/ (ˈspɜːmətəʊˌsaɪt) /

noun

zoology an immature male germ cell, developed from a spermatogonium, that gives rise, by meiosis, to four spermatids
botany a male germ cell that develops into an antherozoid

Medical definitions for primary spermatocyte (1 of 2)

primary spermatocyte

n.

The spermatocyte arising by a growth phase from a spermatogonium.

Medical definitions for primary spermatocyte (2 of 2)

spermatocyte
[ spər-măt′ə-sīt′, spûr′mə-tə- ]

n.

A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids.

Other words from spermatocyte

sper•mat′o•cyt′al (-sīt′l) adj.

Scientific definitions for primary spermatocyte

spermatocyte
[ spər-măt′ə-sīt′ ]

A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids, cells which then develop into sperm. See more at spermatogenesis.