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Spermatogenesis
The process of sperm formation. The term was created from the prefix 'spermato-' (Greek sperma, the seed or germ) + 'genesis' (the coming into being of something) = the coming into being of sperm. Spermatogenesis is in contrast to…
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- Pest (plague) An infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly infects rats and other…
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