aspermia
|a-sper-mi-a|
🇺🇸
/əˈspɝːmiə/
🇬🇧
/əˈspɜːmiə/
without semen / without seed
Etymology
'aspermia' originates from New Latin/medical formation ultimately from Ancient Greek, specifically from the elements 'a-' and 'sperma', where 'a-' meant 'without' and 'sperma' meant 'seed' or 'semen'.
'aspermia' developed from the Greek components 'a-' + 'sperma' into New Latin/medical coinages and was adopted into modern English as 'aspermia'.
Initially it meant 'without seed' in a general sense, but over time it narrowed to the medical meaning 'absence of semen at ejaculation'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a medical condition in which a man fails to produce or ejaculate semen (absence of seminal emission).
After several examinations, the patient was diagnosed with aspermia.
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Last updated: 2025/10/30 21:36
