Cell Component
sperm head
sperm head [ spurm hed ]
Subclass of:
sperm cell
Definitions related to sperm head:
  • The anterior portion of the spermatozoon (SPERMATOZOA) that contains mainly the nucleus with highly compact CHROMATIN material.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The part of the late spermatid or spermatozoon that contains the nucleus and acrosome.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (head of the spermatozoon) The anterior, often oval-shaped, part of a mature spermatozoon, which contains haploid male nuclear material.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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