spermic

US: (spûr′mik)

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sper•mic  (spûr′mik), adj. 

1. Anatomy spermatic.

• sperm- + -ic 1855–60

-spermic, 

1. var. of -spermal: endospermic.

• Neo-Latin -spermicus. See -sperm, -ic

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spermic / ˈspɜːmɪk/ adjective

1. another word for spermatic

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sper•mat•ic  (spûr mat′ik), adj. 

1. of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm;
   seminal;
   generative.
2. Anatomy pertaining to a spermary.

• Greek spermatikós relating to seed, equivalent. to spermat- (stem of spérma) sperm¹ + -ikos -ic
• Late Latin spermaticus
• 1530–40

sper•mat′i•cal•ly, adv. 

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spermatic / spɜːˈmætɪk/, spermic / ˈspɜːmɪk/, spermous / ˈspɜːməs/, spermatical / spɜːˈmætɪk^əl/ adjective

1. of or relating to spermatozoa: spermatic fluid
2. of or relating to the testis: the spermatic artery

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin spermaticus, from Greek spermatikos concerning seed, from sperma seed, sperm¹

sperˈmatically adverb