acrosome

English

Etymology

acro- +‎ -some

Noun

acrosome (plural acrosomes)

A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon

Related terms

acrosomal

Translations

end of the head of a spermatozoon

Finnish: akrosomi (fi)
Irish: acrasóm m
Polish: akrosom m
Portuguese: acrossomo m
Swedish: akrosom (sv) c

Anagrams

masocore

French

Noun

acrosome m (plural acrosomes)

acrosome

Further reading

“acrosome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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