Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0682 short lesson, about 20 seconds
spermat/o: Sperm
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The idea
The combining forms sperm slash o and spermat slash o name sperm, the male reproductive cell.
In practice
Spermatogenesis is the formation of sperm.
Where people slip
Spermat names the cell; semin names the fluid transporting it.
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