seminiferous
Americanadjective
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Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
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Botany. bearing or producing seed.
adjective
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containing, conveying, or producing semen
the seminiferous tubules of the testes
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(of plants) bearing or producing seeds
Etymology
Origin of seminiferous
1685–95; < Latin sēmin- (stem of sēmen ) seed, semen + -i- + -ferous
Example Sentences
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The walls of the seminiferous tubules are made up of the developing sperm cells, with the least developed sperm at the periphery of the tubule and the fully developed sperm in the lumen.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A complex network of small tubes—the seminiferous tubules—travel throughout the testicles, allowing the sperm to reach their next destination: the epididymis.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2018
The epididymis partly surrounds the sac containing the seminiferous tubules.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Inside the seminiferous tubules are six different cell types.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The spermatozoa are formed in the walls of the convoluted seminiferous tubules.
From The Sexual Life of the Child by Eden Paul
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