Azoospermia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The absence of live spermatozooa in the semen. uncountable, usually

    "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)."

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"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 a- + zoospermia.

Related phrases

non-obstructive azoospermiaobstructive azoospermia

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