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English
Etymology
From oligo- + zoospermia.
Noun
oligozoospermia (usually uncountable, plural oligozoospermias)
- The condition where low numbers of spermatozoa are produced in an ejaculation.
Usage notes
- World Health Organisation criteria define the condition as less than 20 million spermatozoa per millilitre of sperm.
Translations
Italian
Noun
oligozoospermia f (plural oligozoospermie)
- (pathology) oligozoospermia
Spanish
Etymology
From oligo- + zoospermo + -ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oliɡoθoosˈpeɾmja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oliɡosoosˈpeɾmja/
- Rhymes: -eɾmja
- Syllabification: o‧li‧go‧zo‧os‧per‧mia
Noun
oligozoospermia f (plural oligozoospermias)
- (pathology) oligozoospermia
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