: 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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For the study, researchers examined semen samples from 84 men in the Seattle area who provided sperm for intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedures between 2018 and 2022.
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Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2025
My algorithm now suggests various surgeries and sparrow semen serums to look more … like you, Till.
—Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Police collected the semen and entered the DNA profile into a database.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Kenan Thompson is also randomly there as a restaurant patron who wants free semen.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
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Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2025
My algorithm now suggests various surgeries and sparrow semen serums to look more … like you, Till.
—Betty Gilpin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Police collected the semen and entered the DNA profile into a database.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Kenan Thompson is also randomly there as a restaurant patron who wants free semen.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for semen
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“Semen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semen. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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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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