Category: S

Condition of being affected with sphacelus or gangrene.  

Mortification; formation of a mass of gangrenous tissue.  

A test used to evaluate male fertility in which a sample of a male’s sperm is added to hamster eggs that have had their outer membranes (zona pellucida) removed. The number of sperm that penetrate each egg is measured and compared to a normal value.  

A mass of spermatids derived from spermatogonia.  

Varicosity of the spermatic veins.  

A stone in the seminal vesicles or spermatic ducts. A stone within the spermatic duct.  

A test used to evaluate male infertility. During the female partner’s ovulation, a sample of mucus from the uterine cervix and a sample of the male’s sperm are combined in a test tube. The distance that the sperm travel in 90 minutes is measured. Sperm penetration is considered to be normal when sperm easily travel…

A record of examining and classifying sperm in a semen sample.  

An amine present in semen and other animal tissues.  

The ejaculatory duct and ductus deferens considered as one.