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sper·mat·ic       [spur-mat-ik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
2.pertaining to a spermary.
[Origin: 1530–40; < LL spermaticus < Gk spermatikós relating to seed, equiv. to spermat- (s. of spérma) sperm1 + -ikos -ic]

—Related forms
sper·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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sper·mat·ic       (spər-māt'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling sperm: a spermatic substance; a spermatic filament.
  2. Containing, conveying, or producing sperm: the spermatic duct.
  3. Of or relating to a spermary.

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spermatic

adjective
consisting of or resembling spermatozoa [syn: spermous] 

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spermatic sper·mat·ic (spər-māt'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling sperm.
  2. Containing, conveying, or producing sperm.

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Spermatic

Sper*mat"ic\, a. [L. spermaticus, Gr. ????: cf. F. spermatique. See Sperm.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to semen; as, the spermatic fluid, the spermatic vessels, etc.

Spermatic cord (Anat.), the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and accompanying vessels and nerves.

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