: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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But told his semen will be used to artificially inseminate women before he’s killed at a labor camp?
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
But for this couple, the IVF attempts were unsuccessful due to azoospermia, a rare condition in which no measurable sperm are present in the male partner’s semen, which can lead to male infertility.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the prostate—a gland in the male reproductive system that adds fluid to semen.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 May 2025
Prostate cancer starts in the prostate, a gland that helps make semen.
—Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
But for this couple, the IVF attempts were unsuccessful due to azoospermia, a rare condition in which no measurable sperm are present in the male partner’s semen, which can lead to male infertility.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the prostate—a gland in the male reproductive system that adds fluid to semen.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 May 2025
Prostate cancer starts in the prostate, a gland that helps make semen.
—Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Semen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semen. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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semen
noun
se·men
ˈsē-mən 
: a sticky whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract that contains the sperm
Medical Definition
semen
noun
se·men
ˈsē-mən
: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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