Reproductive
azoospermia
ay-zoh-oh-SPER-mee-uh
StatusNew
Definition
Absence of sperm in semen
PathologyReproductive
Breakdown
Prefix
a-
without
Root
sperm/o
sperm
Etymology
Greek: a- (without) + zo/o (life) + sperm/o (sperm)
Practice
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amenorrhea
ay-men-or-EE-uh
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uh-TAK-see-uh
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ol-ih-goh-SPER-mee-uh
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