Meaning
rootsperm/o
sperm
GreekReproductive
Terms built from sperm/o
2 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with sperm/o marked.
sperm/o decoded step by step
2 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix oligo- means “few”.
- The root sperm/o means “sperm”.
- The suffix -ia means “condition”.
- Together: Low sperm count.
- The prefix a- means “without”.
- The root zo/o means “life”.
- The root sperm/o means “sperm”.
- Together: Absence of sperm in semen.
Parts that combine with sperm/o
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Other examples
Words that use sperm/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
spermatozoaaspermia
Other word parts with the same meaning
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