spermatic
nounEtymology From Middle English spermatik, from Latin spermaticus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós). By surface analysis, spermat- + -ic.
spermatic
adjUS /spɚˈmætɪk/ · UK /spəˈmætɪk/
Etymology From Middle English spermatik, from Latin spermaticus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós). By surface analysis, spermat- + -ic.
1
Of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm.
2
Producing, conveying or containing sperm; seminiferous.
3
Archaic Generative.
- […] or some hidden Spermatick power has gendered these both Anchors, Urnes, Coins, and Sculls in the ground […]1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 11
- Derived terms
- aspermatic, spermatical, spermatically, spermatic artery, spermatic chord, spermatic fascia, spermatic plexus, spermatic vein