SEMINIFEROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seminiferous mean? 

• SEMINIFEROUS (adjective)
  The adjective SEMINIFEROUS has 1 sense:

1. bearing or producing seed or semen

  Familiarity information: SEMINIFEROUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEMINIFEROUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bearing or producing seed or semen

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

seminiferous tubules

Pertainym:

semen (the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)

 Context examples 

Supporting cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testes in mammals.

(Murine Sertoli Cells, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is characterized by the formation of granulomas around the seminiferous tubules.

(Non-Specific Granulomatous Orchitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Elongated cells in the seminiferous tubules to which spermatids are attached during spermatogenesis.

(Murine Sertoli Cells, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)