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sperm count
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Noun1.sperm count - the number of sperm in an ejaculate; "the sperm count is used as an indicator of male fertility"
count - the total number counted; "a blood count"
2.sperm count - the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate
counting, enumeration, numeration, count, reckoning, tally - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
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sperm count
nSpermienzahl f


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