semenology

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semenology (uncountable)

  1. The analysis of semen.
    • 1987, H. W. Gordon Baker, “Sperm morphology: consistency of assessment of the same sperm by different observers”, in Clinical Reproduction and Fertility, volume 5, page 37:
      This work was conducted at the Semenology Workshop at the Fertility Society of Australia Meeting, Melbourne 1985.
    • 2001, “A note on testicular degeneration in a jersey bull”, in Indian Veterinary Journal, volume 78, number 4, page 351:
      Detailed reports on semenology and post-mortum finding of many infertile cow-bulls and 35 buffalo with testicular pathology are available from abroad.
    • 2010 December, Daniel R. Franken, “Semenology training programs: 8 years' experience”, in Fertility and Sterility, volume 94, number 7, page 2615:
      First, 110 participants from 16 African countries attended 5-day semenology workshops at Tygerberg Hospital. During these workshops the methodology as described by the World Health Organization manual for the analysis of human semen, namely, sperm concentration, motility, vitality, and morphology, formed part of the curriculum.
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