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se⋅men
[see-muh
n] 
–noun
| the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa. |
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| se·men (sē'mən) n. A viscous whitish secretion of the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa and consisting of secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands. Also called seminal fluid. [Middle English, from Latin sēmen, seed, semen; see sē- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Semen
Se"men\, n.; pl. Semina. [L., from the root of serere, satum, to sow. See Sow to scatter seed.]1. (Bot.) The seed of plants. 2. (Physiol.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power. Semen contra, or Semen cin[ae] or cyn[ae], a strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia; wormseed.
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Language Translation for : semen
Spanish:
cemento,
German:
der Zement,
Japanese:
セメント
semen [(see-muhn)]
The sticky white fluid produced in the male reproductive system that carries sperm.
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semen
1398, from L. semen "seed," from PIE *si-so-, reduplication of base *se- "to sow" (cf. L. serere "to sow," O.Prus. semen "seed," O.C.S. seme, O.H.G. samo; see sow (v.)).
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Main Entry: se·men
Pronunciation: 'sE-m&n
Function: noun
: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoasuspended in secretions of the accessory glands and especially of the prostate and Cowper's glands
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semen se·men (sē'mən)
n.
A viscous whitish secretion of the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa and consisting of secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands.
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| semen (sē'mən) Pronunciation Key
A thick, whitish fluid that is produced during ejaculation by male mammals and carries sperm cells. |
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