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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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
In men, FSH binds predominantly to the Sertoli cells within the seminiferous tubules to promote spermatogenesis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
They extend physically around the germ cells from the peripheral basement membrane of the seminiferous tubules to the lumen.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In the walls of the seminiferous tubules the spermatozoa are formed.
From The Sexual Life of the Child by Paul, Eden
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