Phagocytosis of spermatozoa in the female reproductive tract is characterized as a slow process beginning with the formation of pseudopodia, followed by the consumption of entire spermatozoa or their fragments (Mori and Uchida, 1974, Murakami et al., 1985, Phillips and Mahler, 1977a and Phillips and Mahler, 1977b).
Andrea [an-drea]â¼ as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Andrea) is pronounced AHN-free-ah, AN-dree-ah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Andrea is manly, virile. From the word andreia or feminine form of Andrew or Andreas, much favored for blended variants. Also used as nickname of Alexandra. The name was not used during the Middle Ages, but has existed since the 17th century.
In Latin the meaning of the name Adriana is: from the Latin Hadrianus meaning of Adria, or of the Adriatic. Also means dark. Shakespearean Meaning: The name Adriana is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Adriana is: The Comedy of Errors' Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus.