Search Results for: semen
Ejaculation
Definition noun (biology) The act of ejecting or expulsion, as of the expulsion of semen from the male genital tract in... Read More
External urethral sphincter
Definition noun The urethral sphincter associated with the discharge of urine in both males and females, and where semen is... Read More
Insemination
The act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.).The... Read More
External urethral orifice
Definition noun The meatus of the urethra where urine is excreted in both males and females, and where semen is ejected in... Read More
Polyspermia
Definition noun (1) Secretion of semen in profuse amount. (2) Polyspermy. Supplement In some references, polyspermia also... Read More
Pre-ejaculate
Definition noun The clear colorless fluid emitted from the urethra of an aroused penis prior to ejaculation Supplement In... Read More
Human Reproduction
Terminology and Concepts Primary reproductive organs are called gonads - testes in the male and ovaries in the female.... Read More
Internal urethral sphincter
Definition noun The urethral sphincter made up of smooth muscle cells found at the inferior end of the urinary bladder and... Read More
Body fluid
Body Fluids Definition What is body fluid? Literally, body fluid is the fluid of the body. The adult human body is ~50-60%... Read More
Seminiferous tubule
Definition noun, plural: seminiferous tubules Any of the tubules in the testes through which spermatozoa are produced and... Read More
External os
Definition noun A small, somewhat circular aperture on the extremity of the extocervix Supplement At the lower part of the... Read More
Internal os
Definition noun The part of the cervical canal, forming an internal narrowing of the uterine cavity Supplement The cervix... Read More
Zoospermia
zoospermia The presence of live spermatozoa in the ejaculated semen. Origin: G. Zoon, living, - sperma, seed, -... Read More
Spermaturia
spermaturia --> semenuria (Science: urology) The excretion of urine containing semen. Synonym: seminuria,... Read More
Convoluted seminiferous tubule
Definition noun, plural: convoluted seminiferous tubules Any of the convoluted or curved canals of the seminiferous tubules... Read More
Glans penis
Definition noun, plural: glans penises (anatomy) The conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum that forms the head of the... Read More
Prostaglandin
Definition noun, plural: prostaglandins A group of eicosanoids, structurally characterized as 20-carbon unsaturated fatty... Read More
Straight seminiferous tubule
Definition noun, plural: straight seminiferous tubules Any of the short, straight canals of the seminiferous tubules that... Read More
Sexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction involving the fusion of haploid female gamete (egg cell) and haploid male... Read More
Human Reproduction and Fertilization
For the human species to continue surviving, it is essential that mature adults are capable of producing fertile offspring... Read More