acrosome

English

Etymology

acro- +‎ -some

Noun

acrosome (plural acrosomes)

1. A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon

Related terms

• acrosomal

Translations

end of the head of a spermatozoon

• Finnish: akrosomi (fi)
• Irish: acrasóm m
• Polish: akrosom m
• Portuguese: acrossomo m
• Swedish: akrosom (sv) c

Anagrams

• masocore

French

Noun

acrosome m (plural acrosomes)

1. acrosome

Further reading

• “acrosome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.