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spermiostasis

spermiostasis noun: the abnormal accumulation of spermatozoa in the epididymides and ductus deferens (of horses).

Noun

spermiostasis (uncountable)

  1. The abnormal accumulation of spermatozoa in the epididymides and ductus deferens (of horses)

Origin of spermiostasis

From spermio- (“spermatozoa”) + -stasis.

Questions about spermiostasis

What does spermiostasis mean?
Spermiostasis means the abnormal accumulation of spermatozoa in the epididymides and ductus deferens (of horses).
What part of speech is spermiostasis?
Spermiostasis is a noun.

Words near spermiostasis in the dictionary

  1. spermiogenesis
  2. spermiogenetic
  3. spermiogenic
  4. spermiogram
  5. spermiograms
  6. spermiostasis
  7. spermiostatic
  8. spermioteleosis
  9. spermiotoxic
  10. spermiotoxicity
  11. spermism

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