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Fluids and Secretions > Bodily Secretions > Semen

Preferred term

Semen  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Plasma, Seminal
  • Seminal Plasma

Note

  • semen donors: coord SEMEN (IM) + TISSUE DONORS (IM); consider also INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS (husband) (IM) or INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS (non-husband) (IM) if pertinent; HEMOSPERMIA is available

Scope note

  • The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012661

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