n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )sp ə r- ˌ ma-t ə - ' je-n ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1881
: the process of male gamete formation including formation of a spermatocyte from a spermatogonium, meiotic division of the spermatocyte, and transformation of the four resulting spermatids into spermatozoa
– sper · mato · gen · ic \ - ' je-nik \ adjective