What it means
The root in words about sperm. Spermatozoa are mature sperm cells, a spermicide is a substance that kills sperm, and oligospermia is a low sperm count.
At a glance
| Also written | spermat/o, spermato- |
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Related terms
andr/o
A word root that means male or man.
fertility
The ability to become pregnant or to cause a pregnancy.
reproductive system
The organs that make eggs or sperm and sex hormones, and that allow a pregnancy to begin and grow.