Meaning of SEMEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'seemun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
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| | Synonyms: | | cum, ejaculate, seed, seminal fluid |
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| | See Also: | | bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance, milt, sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Se"men\, n.; pl. {Semina}. [L., from the root of serere,
satum, to sow. See {Sow} to scatter seed.]
1. (Bot.) The seed of plants.
2. (Physiol.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals;
sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by
the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids
to which it owes its generative power.
{Semen contra}, or {Semen cin[ae] or cyn[ae]}, a strong
aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary,
said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded
flowers of various species of {Artemisia}; wormseed.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Thick, whitish fluid containing sperm that is discharged through the penis during ejaculation. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The fluid containing sperm and secretions from the testicles, prostate, and seminal vesicles that is expelled during ejaculation. |
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