Semen
| Definition: |
The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma. |
| Notes: |
semen donors: coord SEMEN (IM) + TISSUE DONORS (IM); consider also INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS (husband) (IM) or INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS (non-husband) (IM) if pertinent; hemospermia: index under SEMEN (IM) + BLOOD (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Seminal Plasma |
Semen Definitions and Terms
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