asthenoteratozoospermia

noun

A condition in which the motility and morphology of the sperm are both abnormal.

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Meanings

nounasthenoteratozoospermia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA condition in which the motility and morphology of the sperm are both abnormal.

    Infertility was caused by fallopian tube dysfunction and/or male-related factors (a diagnosis of asthenozoospermia and/or asthenoteratozoospermia or azoospermia according to the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen).

    2015 July 25, “Clinical Outcomes of In Vitro Fertilization among Chinese Infertile Couples Treated for Syphilis Infection”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From astheno- + terato- + zoospermia.

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