That segment of spermatogenesis during which immature spermatids become spermatozoa. [sperm- + G. genesis, origin]
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1) SPERMATOGENESIS
2) transformation of a spermatid into a spermatozoon
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n.
the process by which spermatids become mature spermatozoa within the seminiferous tubules of the testis. See spermatogenesis.
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sper·mio·gen·e·sis (spur″me-o-jenґə-sis) the second stage in the formation of spermatozoa, when spermatids transform into spermatozoa.Medical dictionary. 2011.