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.
Aria /aria/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Aria is lioness.Italian name. In music, an aria is a solo performed by the leading character in an opera.ria is an uncommon given name for females but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#59916 out of 150436, Top 40%). (2000 U.S. Census).