| semined | Thickly covered or sown, as with seeds. See: Semen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| seminiferous | <biology> Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles. Origin: L. Semen, semenis, seed -ferous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminiferous epithelium | Specialised epithelium lining the seminiferous tubules containing developing and mature spermatozoa and sertoli cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| seminiferous tubule | <anatomy> In the testicles, the network of tubes where sperm cells are formed. (09 Oct 1997) |
| seminiferous tubule dysgenesis | A disorder in which the seminiferous tubules exhibit an abnormal cytoarchitecture and extensive hyalinization; the testes are small, and few spermatozoa are formed; the body habitus may be eunuchoid, and gynaecomastia may be present; urinary gonadotropin output is usually high, and the incidence of mental deficiency and illness increased; sex chromatin may be male or female, and androgen secretion ranges from subnormal to normal. It is a constant feature of (and is often used synonymously with) Klinefelter's syndrome. Synonym: germinal aplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminiferous tubules | The canals through which the testicular spermatozoa are conveyed to the rete testis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| seminification | Propagation from seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminist | <biology> A believer in the old theory that the newly created being is formed by the admixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminoles | <ethnology> A tribe of Indians who formerly occupied Florida, where some of them still remain. They belonged to the Creek Confideration. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminoma | <oncology, tumour> A cancerous neoplasm, or abnormal growth, of the testicle which is thought to arise from primordial germ line cells while the individual is still an embryo and the testicle has not yet been sexually differentiated from the generic gonad. (09 Oct 1997) |
| seminomatous | Relating to a seminoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminormal | Denoting a solution one-half the strength of a normal solution (0.5 n). (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminose | <chemistry> A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow sirup having a sweetish-bitter taste. Origin: L. Semen seed + glucose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminuria | <urology> The excretion of urine containing semen. Synonym: seminuria, spermaturia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminymph | <zoology> The pupa of insects which undergo only a slight change in passing to the imago state. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |