: the change undergone by sperm in the female reproductive tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg.

What capacitation means?

Capacitation, generally speaking, is the change sperm undergo in the female reproductive tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg.

What does the word capitated mean?

: of, relating to, participating in, or being a health-care system in which a medical provider is given a set fee per patient (as by an HMO) regardless of treatment required.