azoospermia
- noun
- /ˌeɪzuˈspɜrmiə/
- Specialized
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azoospermia
- The second semen sample was obtained to corroborate azoospermia observed in the first sample, after which the male was advised to seek clinical care.
- obstructive azoospermia
- non-obstructive azoospermia
Examples
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Non-obstructive azoospermia.
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Defects of meiosis during spermatogenesis are a significant cause of azoospermia, but the causes remain largely unknown.
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I feel like the day we found out he had azoospermia.
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Dealing with (or trying to deal with) azoospermia.
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Documenting our journey together to make sense of our new diagnosis: Azoospermia.
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This study advances our clinical understanding of the molecular basis of early meiotic arrest as a cause of non-obstructive azoospermia.
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A null mutation of Sycp3 in mice causes azoospermia with meiotic arrest.
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We tested the hypothesis that mutation of the human testis-specific SYCP3 is associated with human non-obstructive azoospermia.
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In men with obstructive azoospermia, surgical correction of epididymal blockage is likely to restore patency of the duct and improve fertility.
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His diagnosis of azoospermia meant he would face challenges in starting a family.
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Etymology
Azoospermia breaks into a- 'without', zoo- 'life' (as in zoo), and sperm 'seed' or 'sperm'. So, azoospermia literally names the condition of having 'no living sperm', which is why it means semen with no sperm cells and often leads to infertility.
