: 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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The rancher also would sell MMK's semen directly to sheep breeders in other U.S. states, the documents said.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Milky fluid is added from the prostate gland to make semen.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
That’s probably because, other than the lack of semen jokes, these kids are quite similar to all of Smith’s other protagonists.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
Yet Lowe gave no jail time to Nicholas Chapman, a doctor who repeatedly put his semen in coffee and gave it to a woman.
—Abigail Anthony, National Review, 18 Aug. 2024
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Milky fluid is added from the prostate gland to make semen.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
That’s probably because, other than the lack of semen jokes, these kids are quite similar to all of Smith’s other protagonists.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
Yet Lowe gave no jail time to Nicholas Chapman, a doctor who repeatedly put his semen in coffee and gave it to a woman.
—Abigail Anthony, National Review, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Semen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semen. Accessed 5 Oct. 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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