sperm
sperm /spɜːm $ spɜːrm/
noun (plural sperm or sperms)
2. [uncountable] the liquid from the male sex organs that these cells swim in
SYN semen
3. sperm count a medical measurement of the number of sperm a man has, which shows if he is able to make a woman pregnant
sperm /spɜːm $ spɜːrm/
noun (plural sperm or sperms) Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: sperma, from Greek, 'seed'
1. [countable] (also ˈsperm cell) a cell produced by the sex organs of a male person or animal, which is able to join with the female egg to produce a new lifeLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: sperma, from Greek, 'seed'
2. [uncountable] the liquid from the male sex organs that these cells swim in
SYN semen
3. sperm count a medical measurement of the number of sperm a man has, which shows if he is able to make a woman pregnant