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common
/esˈpeɾma/
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Translation
sperm
Word origin
From Late Latin sperma, from Greek sperma ('seed'), from speirein ('to sow'). The same Greek root gives English 'sperm' and 'spore'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- sperma
- English cognates
- sperm, spore
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralespermas
Examples
analizó muestra .
The laboratory analysed a sperm sample from the patient.
transporta .
Sperm carries the man's genetic material.
.
The doctor explained how sperm is formed in the body.
calidad fertilidad.
The quality of the sperm can affect fertility.
clínica congelan .
At the clinic they freeze the sperm for future treatments.
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