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spermatorrhoea

/spə(ɹ)ˌmætəˈɹiːə/

spermatorrhoea noun: abnormal emission of the semen without copulation.

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
    • Sure, masturbation is unhealthy, Lallemand wrote. But so is the unintentional loss of semen, which he called spermatorrhea.2001, David M Friedman, A Mind of its Own, Robert Hale, published 2009, page 70

spermatorrhoea meaning in Tamil

spermatorrhoea in Tamil

மேகநோய்

Forms of spermatorrhoea

pluralspermatorrhoeas
alternative USspermatorrhea
alternative form (obsolete)spermatorrhœa

Origin of spermatorrhoea

From spermato- + -rrhoea.

Questions about spermatorrhoea

What does spermatorrhoea mean?
Spermatorrhoea means abnormal emission of the semen without copulation.
What is spermatorrhoea in Tamil?
Spermatorrhoea in Tamil is மேகநோய். See Spermatorrhoea meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spermatorrhoea?
Spermatorrhoea is a noun.
How do you pronounce spermatorrhoea?
Spermatorrhoea is pronounced /spə(ɹ)ˌmætəˈɹiːə/.
What is the plural of spermatorrhoea?
The plural of spermatorrhoea is spermatorrhoeas.

Words near spermatorrhoea in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spermatorrhoea (page history and authors); spermatorrhoea (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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