acrosome

Definitions of acrosome
  1. noun
    a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
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    type of:
    appendage, outgrowth, process
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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