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Webster 1913 Edition


Spermatic

Sper-mat′ic

,
Adj.
[L.
spermaticus
, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]: cf. F.
spermatique
. See
Sperm
.]
(Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to semen;
as, the
spermatic
fluid, the
spermatic
vessels, etc.
Spermatic cord
(Anat.)
,
the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and accompanying vessels and nerves.

Webster 1828 Edition


Spermatic

SPERMAT'IC

, a.
1.
Consisting of seed; seminal.
2.
Pertaining to the semen, or conveying it; as spermatic vessels.

Definition 2024


spermatic

spermatic

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Alternative forms

Adjective

spermatic (comparative more spermatic, superlative most spermatic)

  1. of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
  2. producing, conveying or containing sperm; seminiferous
  3. (archaic) generative
    • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 11:
      "...or some hidden Spermatick power has gendered these both Anchors, Urnes, Coins, and Sculls in the ground...

Derived terms

  • spermatic artery
  • spermatic chord
  • spermatic fascia
  • spermatic plexus
  • spermatic vein