midpiece

midpiece

English

Alternative forms

  • mid-piece

Etymology

From mid- +‎ piece.

Noun

midpiece (plural midpieces)

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

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