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Semen is a fluid that contains spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) of male or hermaphroditic animals, including slugs, for fertilization of female ova.
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Semen and transmission of disease
Semen is in itself harmless on the skin or if swallowed. However, semen can be the vehicle for many sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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semen: a fluid secretion containing sperm and secretions from the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and Cowper's glands.
semilunar valves: two valves found in the pulmonary artery and the aorta.
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semen A mixture of sperm and various glandular secretions.
semiconservative replication Process of DNA replication in which the DNA helix is unwound and each strand serves as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary strand, ...
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semen removed from the vagina of the rape victim (EVIDENCE #2);
a semen stain left on the victim's clothing (EVIDENCE #1);
the DNA of the victim herself (VICTIM) to be sure that the DNA didn't come from her cells; ...
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semen
(see-men) [L. seed]
The fluid that is ejaculated by the male during orgasm; contains sperm and secretions from several glands of the male reproductive tract.
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semen The thick, whitish secretion of the reproductive organs in the male; composed of sperm and secretions from the prostate, seminal vesicles, and various other glands and ducts.
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[L. semen - seed; L. ferre - to bear]. The tightly coiled tubules found within the testes of vertebrates containing germ cells that are differentiated into spermatozoa.
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The Norsemen or Vikings invaded France from the 9th century on and established themselves in what would come to be called the Normandy region; ...
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artificial insemination: The injection of semen into a woman's uterus (not through sexual intercourse) in order to make her pregnant.
bacteria: Very small, single-celled life-forms that can reproduce quickly.
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A reproductive technology in which semen is collected from males, then used in fresh or frozen form to breed females.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ...
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There have been since the antique times this idea that was initially touted by Aristotle that it's the male that is active and that heat will actually trigger male sex determination: depending on how warm or hot the male semen was the baby would be ...
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Ejaculation expulsion of semen
(e- = out without from; jacul = throw) ...
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prostate gland
a gland of male animals that produces substances that are added to the semen.
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