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sperm (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin; Origin: sperma, from Greek, 'seed']
[C] also 'sperm cell
a cell produced by the sex organs of a male person or animal, which is able to join with the female egg to produce a new life
[U] the liquid from the male sex organs that these cells swim in
-synonym semen semen
sperm count
a medical measurement of the number of sperm a man has, which shows if he is able to make a woman pregnant