why did he call the cells “spermatozoa”?
why did Antony decide to call the cells he found inside the vas diferens the “spermatozoa”
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spermata plural of Greek sperma, seed; zoa plural of Greek zoon, life (living creature or animal). The spermatazoa were like living creatures that served as ‘seed’ for new life. It was customary to name body parts, organelles, etc, from Greek via Latin.
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