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
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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
Not upwards, for such an incision would endanger the spermatic cord or round ligament, besides greatly weakening the abdominal wall by the division, partial or complete, of Poupart's ligament.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
Wounds of the spermatic cord may be dangerous from hæmorrhage.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )
The spermatic cord often increases at the same time with the testicle, and the inguinal ring being thereby stretched and enlarged, a portion of intestine may escape into the sac, complicating the disease with hernia.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Because the spermatic substance and seeds were mentioned they thought that the prima materia was human semen, and so arose the school of seminalists.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely
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