azoospermia

See also: azoospermią

English

Etymology

From a- + zoospermia.

Noun

azoospermia (usually uncountable, plural azoospermias)

  1. (medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
    • 2015 July 25, “Clinical Outcomes of In Vitro Fertilization among Chinese Infertile Couples Treated for Syphilis Infection”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Infertility was caused by fallopian tube dysfunction and/or male-related factors (a diagnosis of asthenozoospermia and/or asthenoteratozoospermia or azoospermia according to the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen).

Derived terms

  • azoospermic
  • non-obstructive azoospermia
  • obstructive azoospermia

Translations

Italian

Etymology

From a- (privative prefix) + zoospermia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ad.d͡zo.o.sperˈmi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: a‧zo‧o‧sper‧mì‧a

Noun

azoospermia f (plural azoospermie)

  1. (biology, medicine) azoospermia

Further reading

  • azoospermia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • azoospermia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • azoospermìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • ażoospermìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

From a- + zoo- + Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.zɔ.ɔˈspɛr.mja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmja
  • Syllabification: a‧zo‧o‧sper‧mia

Noun

azoospermia f

  1. (medicine) azoospermia

Declension

Further reading

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