"acrosome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acrosomes [plural]
Etymology: acro- + -some Etymology templates: {{confix|en|acro|some}} acro- + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} acrosome (plural acrosomes)
  1. A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon Wikipedia link: acrosome Related terms: acrosomal Translations (end of the head of a spermatozoon): akrosomi (Finnish), acrasóm [masculine] (Irish), akrosom [masculine] (Polish), acrossomo [masculine] (Portuguese), akrosom [common-gender] (Swedish)

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