asthenozoospermia

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Etymology

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From astheno- +‎ zoospermia.

Noun

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asthenozoospermia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) Condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility.
    • 2015 July 25, “Clinical Outcomes of In Vitro Fertilization among Chinese Infertile Couples Treated for Syphilis Infection”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      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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