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se⋅men

[see-muhn]
–noun
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L sēmen seed; akin to serere to sow 1
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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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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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