dysspermia

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noun

Any abnormality of the spermatozoa or the semen.

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Meanings

noundysspermia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny abnormality of the spermatozoa or the semen.
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    Stringent exclusion criteria were employed to exclude regular alcohol drinkers, heavy smokers, the men with chronic diseases, urogenital infections, varicocele and other diseases which might lead to dysspermia, azoospermic men, and the men with 100% of immotile sperm, 100% teratospermia and incomplete data.

    2016 January 5, “Relationship between Lipids Levels of Serum and Seminal Plasma and Semen Parameters in 631 Chinese Subfertile Men”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From dys- + -spermia.

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APA

dysspermia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysspermia

MLA

“dysspermia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysspermia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysspermia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysspermia.

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