spermarche
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), modelled after menarche (“onset of menstruation”).
Noun
[edit]spermarche (uncountable)
- The beginning of production of sperm in the testicles at puberty.
- Synonym: semenarche
- Coordinate term: menarche
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- spermarche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia