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spermatozoon - Word of the Day - Sat Nov 18, 2023


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spermazoon - (noun) - the male germ cell, found in semen, which penetrates the female egg to fertize it

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The fastest spermazoon gets the egg.

 

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Spermatozoon is derived from Greek: sperma (seed) and zoion (animal) - It was adapted into English in the 19th century. 

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During a normal ejaculation, the male will release between 1.5 to 5 ml of spermatozoa.  Since there can be 20 million to 150 million spermatozoon per ml, it means there can be between 30 million to 750 million spermatozoon in a normal ejaculation.  However, there can only be one winner to fertilize an ovum (egg). 

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