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semen

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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se·men /ˈsiːmən/ noun [uncountable]  HBHHBAthe liquid containing sperm that is produced by the male sex organs in humans and animals 精液
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semenThis may refer to the menstrual blood and semen consumed sacramentally by some Gnostic groups.Maxwell recounted the discovery of apparent semen stains on the body after it had been taken in for autopsy.According to Aristotle, the male semen provides the formative power that shapes the foetus, mentally and physically.Blood or semen samples can be matched.Hinduism agrees with Galen that semen is the essence of life.The reason the virus could be in the semen or vaginal fluids is that lymphocytes are present in those fluids.However, with semen import restrictions off and markets opened up, that has changed with a vengeance.
Origin semen (1300-1400) Latin seed
se·men nounChineseSyllable
male that liquid the containing sex by produced Corpus the sperm is


semen
semen /ˈsiːmən/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'seed'
the liquid containing sperm that is produced by the male sex organs in humans and animals


semenBrE /ˈsiːmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiːmən/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the whitish liquid containing sperm that is produced by the sex organs of men and male animals 精液