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SPERM COUNT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sperm count mean?
• SPERM COUNT (noun)
The noun SPERM COUNT has 2 senses:
1. the number of sperm in an ejaculate
2. the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate
Familiarity information: SPERM COUNT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The number of sperm in an ejaculate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context example:
the sperm count is used as an indicator of male fertility
Hypernyms ("sperm count" is a kind of...):
count (the total number counted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sperm count" is a kind of...):
count; counting; enumeration; numeration; reckoning; tally (the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order)
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