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sperm

UK/spɜːm/ US/spɜɹm/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

the male reproductive cell; the male gamete

  • “a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material”
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Origin

From Middle English sperme, from Latin sperma, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”). Compare also Old French esperme, sparme.

Phrases

  • sperm ampulla
  • sperm bank
  • sperm blossom
  • sperm cell
  • sperm count
  • sperm donor
  • sperm morula
  • sperm sac

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