n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ā - ˌ z ō - ə - ' sp ə r-m ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek azoos lifeless (fr. a- 2 a- + z ō ē life) + sperma semen, seed ― more at SPERM
Date: circa 1881
: absence of spermatozoa from the seminal fluid
n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ā - ˌ z ō - ə - ' sp ə r-m ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek azoos lifeless (fr. a- 2 a- + z ō ē life) + sperma semen, seed ― more at SPERM
Date: circa 1881
: absence of spermatozoa from the seminal fluid
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012