spermatic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to spermatozoa
spermatic fluid
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of or relating to the testis
the spermatic artery
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of or relating to a spermary
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of spermatic
1530–40; < Late Latin spermaticus < Greek spermatikós relating to seed, equivalent to spermat- (stem of spérma ) sperm 1 + -ikos -ic
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From the male reproductive organs, each testicular vein flows from the scrotum, forming a portion of the spermatic cord.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The soft roe, or spermatic part, of the male fish.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
Next to the testes and enveloping the spermatic cord is a thin covering which is carried down into the scrotum when the testicle leaves the abdomen, where it is formed.
From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Winfield Scott Hall
The opening in the fascia which lines the transverse muscle through which the spermatic cord passes, is situated in the mid space between the anterior superior spine of the ilium and the symphysis pubis.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
It is almost always found upon the left side, owing to an anatomical peculiarity of the spermatic vein of that side.
From Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg
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