: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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His semen is extracted into vials that will then be flown by helicopter to a field lab to be gradually frozen.
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Matjaž Krivic, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Georgia deputy fatally shoots man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years
Without a DNA match, prosecutors developed theories on where the semen at the crime scene came from, according to Casteleiro.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
However, the prosecution argued their initial trials did not connect the semen to the defendants, and so these test results did not change the evidence.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, a vasectomy is a form of male birth control that cuts the supply of sperm to a man's semen.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Montana Mountain King's semen was used to artificially impregnate various other sheep and create hybrid animals, all with the goal of creating larger, more valuable sheep for hunting, officials said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
The semen found on it was linked back to Ewers, the prosecutor said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
In one scene, Keoghan watches Elordi masturbate in a bathtub and afterward is seen licking up Elordi’s semen around the tub’s drain.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Once injected, the hydrogel is meant to block sperm from getting into semen.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
Matjaž Krivic, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Georgia deputy fatally shoots man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years
Without a DNA match, prosecutors developed theories on where the semen at the crime scene came from, according to Casteleiro.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
However, the prosecution argued their initial trials did not connect the semen to the defendants, and so these test results did not change the evidence.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, a vasectomy is a form of male birth control that cuts the supply of sperm to a man's semen.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Montana Mountain King's semen was used to artificially impregnate various other sheep and create hybrid animals, all with the goal of creating larger, more valuable sheep for hunting, officials said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
The semen found on it was linked back to Ewers, the prosecutor said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
In one scene, Keoghan watches Elordi masturbate in a bathtub and afterward is seen licking up Elordi’s semen around the tub’s drain.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Once injected, the hydrogel is meant to block sperm from getting into semen.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
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semen
noun
se·men
ˈsē-mən 
: a sticky whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract that contains the sperm
Medical Definition
semen
noun
se·men
ˈsē-mən
: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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