SEMEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does semen mean? 

• SEMEN (noun)
  The noun SEMEN has 1 sense:

1. the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

  Familiarity information: SEMEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEMEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

come; cum; ejaculate; seed; semen; seminal fluid

Hypernyms ("semen" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Meronyms (parts of "semen"):

sperm; sperm cell; spermatozoan; spermatozoon (the male reproductive cell; the male gamete)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "semen"):

milt (seminal fluid produced by male fish)

Derivation:

inseminate (introduce semen into (a female))

 Context examples 

It secretes a substance that liquifies coagulated semen.

(Murine Prostate, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It produces a fluid that forms part of semen.

(Murine Prostate, NCI Thesaurus)

Hepatitis B spreads by contact with an infected person's blood, semen, or other body fluid.

(Hepatitis B, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A finding indicating the presence of blood in the semen.

(Hematospermia, NCI Thesaurus)

Decreased number of spermatozoa in the semen.

(Oligospermia, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by a decrease in the number of spermatozoa in the semen.

(Oligospermia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

It contains a tube called the urethra, which carries semen and urine to the outside of the body.

(Penis, NCI Dictionary)

In males, orgasm usually occurs with release of semen.

(Orgasm, NCI Dictionary)

Signs and symptoms include enlargement or tenderness of the affected testis, inguinal lymphadenopathy, blood in the semen, and pain during urination, intercourse, or ejaculation.

(Orchitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Deficiency in the number of spermatozoa in semen.

(Oligospermia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)