Asthenozoospermia
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility. uncountable
"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)."
Example
More examples"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)."
Etymology
From astheno- + zoospermia. By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + zo- (“animal”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + sperm (“seed”) + -ia (“condition”).
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