spermato-

a combining form meaning “seed”; used with this meaning and as a combining form of sperm1 in the formation of compound words: spermatogonium.
Also especially before a vowel, spermat-.
Compare sperm-, -sperm, -spermal, -spermic, spermo-, -spermous.

Origin of spermato-

< Greek spermat- (stem of spérma; see sperm1) + -o-

Words nearby spermato-

spermatic duct, spermatic fluid, spermaticide, spermatid, spermatium, spermato-, spermatoblast, spermatocele, spermatocide, spermatocyte, spermatogenesis

British Dictionary definitions for spermato-

spermato-

spermo- before a vowel spermat- or sperm-

combining form

indicating sperm spermatogenesis
indicating seed spermatophyte

Word Origin for spermato-

from Greek sperma, spermat-, seed; see sperm 1

Medical definitions for spermato-

spermato-

pref.

Sperm:spermatic.
Spermatozoon:spermatogenesis.