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asthenozoospermia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-theno-zoosper-mia
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From astheno- + zoospermia. By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + zo- (“animal”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + sperm (“seed”) + -ia (“condition”).

Usage

Derived Forms

asthenozoosperm asthenozoospermic normoasthenozoospermia

Questions

What does asthenozoospermia mean?
Condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility.
Where does asthenozoospermia come from?
From astheno- + zoospermia. By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + zo- (“animal”) + -o- (“connecting vowel”) + sperm (“seed”) + -ia (“condition”).

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