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spermatorrhea

spermatorrhea is the alternative form of spermatorrhoea.

Meaning of spermatorrhoea

Noun

spermatorrhoea (countable and uncountable, plural spermatorrhoeas)

  1. Abnormal emission of the semen without copulation.
    • The indulgence of illicit pleasures, says Dr. S. Pancoast, sooner or later is sure to entail the most loathsome diseases on their votaries. Among these diseases are Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Spermatorrhoea (waste of semen by daily and nightly involuntary emissions), […]1920, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, “Sexual Proprieties and Improprieties”, in Searchlights on Health

Forms of spermatorrhea

pluralspermatorrheas

Origin of spermatorrhea

From spermato- + -rrhea.

Questions about spermatorrhea

What is spermatorrhea the alternative form of?
Spermatorrhea is the alternative form of spermatorrhoea.

Words near spermatorrhea in the dictionary

  1. spermatophyte
  2. spermatophytes
  3. spermatophytic
  4. spermatoproteasome
  5. spermatoproteasomes
  6. spermatorrhea
  7. spermatorrheas
  8. spermatorrhoea
  9. spermatorrhoeas
  10. spermatorrhœa
  11. spermatospore

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