: 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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Other scientists have also documented them in blood, semen, breast milk and even a baby’s first stool.
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Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
This is a non-exhaustive list of places microplastics have been found: Mount Everest, the Mariana Trench, Antarctic snow, clouds, plankton, turtles, whales, cattle, birds, tap water, beer, salt, human placentas, semen, breast milk, feces, testicles, livers, brains, arteries, and blood.
—Matt Reynolds, Wired News, 2 Apr. 2025
While semen quality may be an indicator of overall health, experts do not recommend getting your semen tested outside of fertility testing.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Human immunodeficiency virus spreads via semen, vaginal secretions, blood or breastmilk.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
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Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
This is a non-exhaustive list of places microplastics have been found: Mount Everest, the Mariana Trench, Antarctic snow, clouds, plankton, turtles, whales, cattle, birds, tap water, beer, salt, human placentas, semen, breast milk, feces, testicles, livers, brains, arteries, and blood.
—Matt Reynolds, Wired News, 2 Apr. 2025
While semen quality may be an indicator of overall health, experts do not recommend getting your semen tested outside of fertility testing.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Human immunodeficiency virus spreads via semen, vaginal secretions, blood or breastmilk.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Semen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semen. Accessed 30 Apr. 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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