Definition of semen
:a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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Bacterial and viral infections such as chlamydia, syphilis, HPV, and herpes, to name a few common ones, are transmitted via contact with infected fluids: genital secretions, semen, and blood.
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DNA was also recovered from the assailant’s semen left on the woman as well from a beer bottle found near the scene, according to the arrest report.
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Almost any body fluid will fluoresce at 454 nanometers, but in this case the fluid is semen—though not from the original crime; that was all removed in swatches for evidence.
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On the night of the shooting, Chen asked for her husband’s semen to be frozen, according to the New York Daily News.
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Learning from California, Utah and Colorado crime labs, Oregon's lab went from looking for any specific semen, saliva or bodily fluid samples based on the assault report to finding the best three samples of foreign male DNA.
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Suspect information: Three male teenagers were arrested in the weeks after the crime, but no evidence — including DNA testing of hair and semen samples — could place any of them at the scene.
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Meanwhile, my husband has to get another semen analysis.
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The prostate is a gland around the top of the bladder that produces prostate fluid, one of the main elements of semen.
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Origin and Etymology of semen
Middle English, from Latin, seed, semen; akin to Old High German sāmo seed, Latin serere to sow — more at sow
SEMEN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of semen for English Language Learners
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: the sticky, whitish liquid containing sperm that is produced by a male's sex organs
Medical Dictionary
semen
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medical Definition of semen
:a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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