SPERMATIC Definition & Meaning

spermatic

[ spur-mat-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
pertaining to a spermary.

spermatic

/ ˈspɜːmɪk; ˈspɜːməs; spɜːˈmætɪk /

adjective

of or relating to spermatozoa
spermatic fluid
of or relating to the testis
the spermatic artery
of or relating to a spermary

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Derived Forms

��ˈ��پ��, adverb

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of spermatic¹

1530–40; < Late Latin spermaticus < Greek ��پ��ó�� relating to seed, equivalent to spermat- (stem of ��é�� ) sperm ¹ + -ikos -ic

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of spermatic¹

C16: from Late Latin spermaticus, from Greek spermatikos concerning seed, from sperma seed, sperm ¹

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Our continuing pieties about sex are reflected in the way some modern field guides describe the distinctive odor of mushrooms like Inocybes as ‘‘unmentionable’’ or ‘‘disgusting’’ rather than the more accurate ‘‘spermatic.’’

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This operation should never be performed on pigs of more than six weeks of age, and the spermatic should always, first of all, be measured.

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Its reaction is alkaline, and it has a faint albuminous or spermatic smell.

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Tearing Pains: In occiput; in right cheek bone; in upper molars; in spermatic cords; in muscles of left leg; disturb sleep.

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Varicocele, var′i-kō-sēl, n. an enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord, or sometimes of the veins of the scrotum.

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