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noun
a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.
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Origin of sperm bank

First recorded in 1970–75
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British Dictionary definitions for sperm bank

sperm bank

noun
a place in which semen is stored until it is required for artificial insemination
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