| ART | Assisted reproductive techniques |
| CPC | Central pair complex |
| CBF | Ciliary beat frequency |
| CP | Connecting piece |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| DC | Distal centriole |
| DA | Dynein arms |
| DNAAFs | Dynein axonemal assembly factors |
| DRC | Dynein regulatory complex |
| DFS | Dysplasia of FS |
| EP | Endpiece |
| FS | Fibrous sheath |
| iPSC | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| IDA | Inner dynein arms |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| IFT | Intraflagellar transport |
| IMT | Intramanchette transport |
| MP | Midpiece |
| ODF | Outer dense fibers |
| ODA | Outer dynein arms |
| PP | Principal piece |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| AKAP | Protein kinase A-anchoring protein |
| PC | Proximal centriole |
| RS | Radial spokes |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RSP | RS proteins |
| SEPT | Septins |
| NHEs | Sodium–hydrogen exchangers |
| sAC | Soluble adenylyl cyclase |
| SDH | Succinate dehydrogenase |
| TAILS | Tail axoneme intra-lumenal spiral |