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asthenozoospermia

asthenozoospermia noun: condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility.

Noun

asthenozoospermia (uncountable)

  1. Condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility.
    • Infertility was caused by fallopian tube dysfunction and/or male-related factors (a diagnosis of asthenozoospermia and/or asthenoteratozoospermia or azoospermia according to the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen).2015 July 25, “Clinical Outcomes of In Vitro Fertilization among Chinese Infertile Couples Treated for Syphilis Infection”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of asthenozoospermia

From astheno- + zoospermia. By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + zo- (“animal”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + sperm (“seed”) + -ia (“condition”).

Words formed from asthenozoospermia

Questions about asthenozoospermia

What does asthenozoospermia mean?
Asthenozoospermia means condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility.
What part of speech is asthenozoospermia?
Asthenozoospermia is a noun.

Words near asthenozoospermia in the dictionary

  1. asthenoteratospermia
  2. asthenoteratozoospermia
  3. asthenoteratozoospermic
  4. asthenovegetative
  5. asthenozoosperm
  6. asthenozoospermia
  7. asthenozoospermic
  8. asthenozoosperms
  9. astheny
  10. asthma
  11. asthma attack

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