seminal fluid

seminal fluid
noun
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Syn: ↑semen, ↑seed, ↑ejaculate, ↑cum, ↑come
Derivationally related forms: ↑ejaculate (for: ↑ejaculate), ↑inseminate (for: ↑semen)
Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour
Hyponyms: ↑milt
Part Meronyms: ↑sperm, ↑sperm cell, ↑spermatozoon, ↑spermatozoan

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noun
1. : semen
2. : the part of semen that is produced by various accessory glands : semen excepting the spermatozoa

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the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
[1925-30]

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seminal fluid noun
Semen
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Main Entry:seminal

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seminal fluid,
= semen. (Cf.semen)

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  • seminal fluid — n 1) SEMEN 2) the part of the semen that is produced by various accessory glands (as the prostate gland and seminal vesicles): semen excepting the spermatozoa * * * see semen * * * semen (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

  • seminal fluid — Fluid from the prostate and other sex glands that helps transport sperm out of the man s body during orgasm. Seminal fluid contains sugar as an energy source for sperm …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • seminal fluid — seminal fluid. = sperm (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • seminal fluid — seminal fluid. См. сперма. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • seminal fluid — noun Date: circa 1929 1. semen 2. the part of the semen that is produced by various accessory glands (as the prostate gland and seminal vesicles) ; semen excepting the spermatozoa …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • seminal fluid —    The impregnating fluid of male animals …   Forensic science glossary

  • seminal fluid — sem′inal flu′id n. phl the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • seminal fluid — white liquid generated by males which contains sperm …   English contemporary dictionary

  • seminal fluid — semen …   The new mediacal dictionary

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