Main Entry: sper·mato·gen·e·sis

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)spər-ˌmat-ə-ˈjen-ə-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural sper·mato·gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

: the process of male gamete formation including formation of a primary spermatocyte from a spermatogonium, meiotic division of the spermatocyte, and transformation of the four resulting spermatids into spermatozoa