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seminal fluid
noun
1
: semen
2
: the part of the semen that is produced by various accessory glands (such as the prostate gland and seminal vesicles) : semen excepting the spermatozoa
Examples of seminal fluid in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Just like in humans, vasectomies don’t prevent the release of seminal fluid, only of sperm, so the bird can continue to act as a dominant male.
—Sandra Gutierrez, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
Prostate cancer does only impact men, and occurs when the prostate gland, which makes some of the seminal fluid, cells begin to grow uncontrollably.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Sep. 2023
Scientists believe this quirk in inheritance could be due to some unknown molecule in the males’ seminal fluid, which could be absorbed by the females’ immature eggs.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2014
Monkeypox has indeed been found in seminal fluid, and the World Health Organization has recommended that men wear condoms for 12 weeks following recovery from monkeypox out of concern, pending further research, that the virus might remain in semen and be transmissible for that long.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2022
Indecent assault is defined in the Texas penal code as generally touching the private parts of another person, touching another person with private parts, exposing private parts or causing another person to contact seminal fluid or urine without consent.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
Semen, or seminal fluid, contains sperm cells.
—Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes, 6 June 2022
According to ABC News, Boston police retrieved his DNA from a water bottle left at a construction site by DeSalvo’s nephew and matched it with seminal fluid that was left behind at the crime scene in January 1964.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 19 Mar. 2023
The last step of mating which is sperm and seminal fluid release?
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Seminal fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seminal%20fluid. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
seminal fluid
noun1
: semen
2
: the part of the semen that is produced by various accessory glands (as the prostate gland and seminal vesicles) : semen excepting the spermatozoa
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