: 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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And they’ve also been detected in our bodies: Breast milk, semen, lung tissue, brain tissue, blood and heart tissue.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Later, Oliver leans down to slurp his semen out of the dirty drain.
—Caroline Madden, Vulture, 8 July 2024
At the time of Claire Hough's murder, criminalists would often bring their own seminal fluid to the lab and use it to ensure the chemicals used to detect semen were working correctly.
—Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Amid scenes of semen being used as hair gel and testicles jammed in zippers, the Farrelly Brothers managed to concoct an amiable story about the nerdy Ted (Ben Stiller) hiring a private detective to find Mary (Cameron Diaz), the object of his unrequited love in high school.
—Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Later, Oliver leans down to slurp his semen out of the dirty drain.
—Caroline Madden, Vulture, 8 July 2024
At the time of Claire Hough's murder, criminalists would often bring their own seminal fluid to the lab and use it to ensure the chemicals used to detect semen were working correctly.
—Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Amid scenes of semen being used as hair gel and testicles jammed in zippers, the Farrelly Brothers managed to concoct an amiable story about the nerdy Ted (Ben Stiller) hiring a private detective to find Mary (Cameron Diaz), the object of his unrequited love in high school.
—Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Semen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semen. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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