Semen
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| '''Semen''' is a [[bodily fluid]] (also known as '''seminal fluid''') that usually contains [[spermatozoon|spermatozoa]]. It is secreted by the [[gonad]]s (sexual glands) and other sexual organs of [[male]] or [[hermaphrodite|hermaphroditic]] [[animal]]s for [[fertilization]] of [[female]] [[ovum|ova]]. The process of discharge is called [[ejaculation]]. | '''Semen''' is a [[bodily fluid]] (also known as '''seminal fluid''') that usually contains [[spermatozoon|spermatozoa]]. It is secreted by the [[gonad]]s (sexual glands) and other sexual organs of [[male]] or [[hermaphrodite|hermaphroditic]] [[animal]]s for [[fertilization]] of [[female]] [[ovum|ova]]. The process of discharge is called [[ejaculation]]. | ||
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| + | From Middle English ''semen'', from Latin ''sēmen'' (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European ''*seh₁-'' (“to sow; plant”). | ||
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| *[[Seminal]] | *[[Seminal]] | ||
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Semen is a bodily fluid (also known as seminal fluid) that usually contains spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) and other sexual organs of male or hermaphroditic animals for fertilization of female ova. The process of discharge is called ejaculation.
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Etymology
From Middle English semen, from Latin sēmen (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow; plant”).
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See also
- Seminal
- Spermatorrhea
- Capacitation
- Cum shot
- Sperm
- Sperm donation
- Spermatogenesis
- spermatozoon
- vasectomy
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