Medical term:

spermatogonia



spermatogonium

 [sper″mah-to-go´ne-um] (Gr.)
an undifferentiated male germ cell, originating in a seminal tubule and dividing into two spermatocytes.
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sper·ma·to·go·ni·um

(sper'mă-tō-gō'nē-ŭm),
The primordial male cell derived by mitotic division from the yolk sac that migrates into the developing testes. Subsequent to puberty, it differentiates by increasing several times in size to become a primary spermatocyte.
See also: spermatid.
Synonym(s): spermatoblast, spermatogone
[spermato- + G. gonē, generation]
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spermatogonium

(spər-măt′ə-gō′nē-əm, spûr′mə-tə-)
n. pl. spermatogo·nia (-nē-ə)
Any of the cells that give rise through mitosis to the spermatocytes and are found in the testes of vertebrates.
sper·mat′o·go′ni·al (-nē-əl) adj.
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sper·ma·to·go·ni·um

, spermatogone (spĕr'mă-tō-gō'nē-ŭm, -mă-tō-gōn)
The undifferentiated male sex cell derived by mitotic division from a primordial germ cell; increasing several times in size, it becomes a primary spermatocyte.
See also: spermatid
Synonym(s): spermatoblast.
[spermato- + G. gonē, generation]
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spermatogonium

an early diploid stage of male GAMETO GENESIS.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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