ACROSOME


Meaning of ACROSOME in English

ˈakrəˌsōm noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acr- + -some; originally formed as German akrosom

: an anterior cap or hooklike prolongation of a spermatozoon usually regarded as a derivative of the Golgi apparatus

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