- syn|sper|my
- syn|sper|my «sihn SPUR mee», noun.union or coalescence of two or more seeds.
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syn|sper|mous — «sihn SPUR muhs», adjective. characterized by synspermy … Useful english dictionary
spermicidal — SYN: spermatocidal. * * * sper·mi·cid·al .spər mə sīd əl adj killing sperm <spermicidal jelly> sper·mi·cid·al·ly ē adv * * * sper·mi·ci·dal (spur″mĭ siґdəl) [sperm + L. caedere to kill] destructive to spermatozoa; called… … Medical dictionary
spermaturia — SYN: semenuria. * * * sper·ma·tu·ria .spər mə t(y)u̇r ē ə n discharge of semen in the urine * * * n. the presence of spermatozoa in the urine. Spermatozoa are occasionally seen on microscopic examination of the urine and their presence is not… … Medical dictionary
spermicide — SYN: spermatocide. * * * sper·mi·cide spər mə .sīd n a preparation or substance (as nonoxynol 9) used to kill sperm called also spermatocide * * * n. an agent that kills spermatozoa. Creams and jellies containing chemical spermicides are used in… … Medical dictionary
spermotoxin — SYN: spermatoxin. * * * sper·mo·tox·in spər mə .täk sən n SPERMATOXIN * * * sper·mo·tox·in (spurґmo tok″sin) a toxin destructive to spermatozoa, especially a cytotoxic antibody produced by injecting an animal with spermatozoa; cf.… … Medical dictionary
asthenospermia — SYN: asthenozoospermia. [G. astheneia, weakness, + sperma, seed, semen] * * * n. see oligospermia * * * as·the·no·sper·mia (as″thə no spurґme ə) [astheno + sperm + ia] asthenozoospermia … Medical dictionary
hematospermia — SYN: hemospermia. * * * he·ma·to·sper·mia (he″mə to ) (hem″ə to spurґme ə) [hemato + sperm + ia] the presence of blood in the semen; called also hemospermia … Medical dictionary
oligozoospermatism — SYN: oligozoospermia. [oligo + G. zoon, animal, + sperma, seed] * * * ol·i·go·zo·o·sper·ma·tism (ol″ĭ go zo″o spurґmə tiz əm) oligospermia … Medical dictionary
pyospermia — SYN: pyosemia. [pyo + G. sperma, seed, + ia, condition] * * * pyo·sper·mia (pi″o spurґme ə) [pyo + sperm + ia] pus in the semen … Medical dictionary
spermatoblast — SYN: spermatogonium. [spermato + G. blastos, germ] * * * sper·ma·to·blast (spurґmə to blast″) [spermato + blast] a term originally applied to Sertoli cells, but now having the same meaning as spermatid … Medical dictionary
