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polyspermia

American  
[pol-ee-spur-mee-uh] / ˌpɒl iˈspɜr mi ə /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.

Etymology

Origin of polyspermia

< Greek polyspermía abundance of seed. See poly-, sperm 1, -ia

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