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midpiece

midpiece noun: the part of a spermatozoon between the head and the tail, approximately 50 μm in humans; it consists of mitochondria, centrioles, and an axoneme.

Noun

midpiece (plural midpieces)

  1. The part of a spermatozoon between the head and the tail, approximately 50 μm in humans; it consists of mitochondria, centrioles, and an axoneme.

Forms of midpiece

pluralmidpieces
alternative formmid-piece

Origin of midpiece

From mid- + piece.

Questions about midpiece

What does midpiece mean?
Midpiece means the part of a spermatozoon between the head and the tail, approximately 50 μm in humans; it consists of mitochondria, centrioles, and an axoneme.
What part of speech is midpiece?
Midpiece is a noun.
What is the plural of midpiece?
The plural of midpiece is midpieces.

Words near midpiece in the dictionary

  1. midperiod
  2. midperipheral
  3. midperiphery
  4. midphiltrum
  5. midphrase
  6. midpiece
  7. midpieces
  8. Midpines
  9. midpiss
  10. midplace
  11. midplaces

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