sperm bank

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

Words nearby sperm bank

spenta amesha, spenta mainyu, speos, speranski, sperm, sperm bank, sperm cell, sperm oil, sperm washing, sperm whale, sperm-
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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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