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semen
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se·men  (smn)
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 smen, seed, semen; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

semen [ˈsiːmɛn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the thick whitish fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated from the male genital tract
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) another name for sperm1
[from Latin: seed]

semen  (smn)
A thick, whitish fluid that is produced during ejaculation by male mammals and carries sperm cells.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.semen - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tractsemen - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
milt - seminal fluid produced by male fish
bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body
sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"

semen
noun sperm, seed (archaic or dialect), spunk (taboo), scum (U.S. slang), seminal fluid, come or cum (taboo), jism or jissom (taboo), spermatic fluid semen ejaculated by the male during orgasm
Translations
semen [ˈsiːmən] Nsemen m
semen [ˈsiːmən] nsperme m
semen
nSamenflüssigkeit f, → Sperma nt
semen [ˈsiːmən] nseme m, sperma m


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