semen
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
Origin of semen
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How to use semen in a sentence
For men, the cornerstone of the fertility evaluation is semen analysis, and there are a number of ways to assess sperm.
Male Fertility Is Declining – Studies Show That Environmental Toxins Could Be A Reason | LGBTQ-Editor | July 30, 2021 | No Straight NewsCrime labs that have long pulled DNA from blood or semen have been pushing the frontiers of forensics by teasing genetic material from ever tinier and more challenging samples, such as sneaker sweat.
A secret algorithm is transforming DNA evidence. This defendant could be the first to scrutinize it. | Justin Jouvenal | July 13, 2021 | Washington PostPerez Hilton has stopped doodling semen over the faces of the women he blogs about.
Britney Spears wasn’t wrong to think people would mock her for telling the truth | Constance Grady | June 24, 2021 | VoxIf the flies have previously eaten human blood or semen or saliva, there can be DNA from that person that gets pooped out by the fly.
‘Gory Details’ dives into the morbid, the taboo — and our minds | Kate Travis | March 1, 2021 | Science NewsIt’s a logistical challenge the country’s bull semen industry is familiar with and wants to help solve.
India’s bull semen industry could be used to fight Covid-19 | Manavi Kapur | December 10, 2020 | Quartz
Tina Kold Jensen, et al. “Caffeine Intake and semen Quality in a Population of 2,554 Young Danish Men.”
Can Food Make You Infertile? Foods to Eat and Avoid | Anneli Rufus | December 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTJohn Meeker, et al. “semen Quality and Sperm DNA Damage in Relation to Urinary Bisphenol A Among Men From an Infertility Clinic.”
Can Food Make You Infertile? Foods to Eat and Avoid | Anneli Rufus | December 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTResponderunt: "semen Abrahæ sumus, et nemini servimus unquam."
Pascal's Penses | Blaise Pascalsemen est sanguis Christianorum—The blood of us Christians is seed.
"Hold on, Uncle semen; let him finish," said the old man in an impressive basso.
The Awakening | Leo Nikoleyevich TolstoyMurazov looked at Khlobuev, and added: "semen Semenovitch, you are deceiving both yourself and me."
Dead Souls | Nikolai Vasilievich GogolResponderunt: semen Abrahae sumus et nemini servimus unquam.
The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal | Blaise Pascal
British Dictionary definitions for semen
/ (ˈsiːmɛn) /
the thick whitish fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated from the male genital tract
another name for sperm 1
Origin of semen
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Scientific definitions for semen
[ sē′mən ]
A thick, whitish fluid that is produced during ejaculation by male mammals and carries sperm cells.
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Cultural definitions for semen
[ (see-muhn) ]
The sticky white fluid produced in the male reproductive system that carries sperm.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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