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sperm

[spurm] / spɜrm /
NOUN
seed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
berry corn egg grain nut
STRONG
bud cell conceit concept conception core ear embryo germ image impression inkling kernel notion nucleus ovule ovum particle rudiment semen spark spore start suspicion
Antonyms
STRONG
being concrete death exterior exteriority outside
WEAK
ancestor effect end ending parent result
NOUN
seminal fluid
Synonyms
WEAK
milt prostatic fluid spermatic fluid

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During this time, sperm production stopped completely, and key features of meiosis, including chromosome behavior during prophase 1, were disrupted.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Around that time, he started seeing social-media videos discussing the importance of improving sperm health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

This allowed researchers to demonstrate, for the first time, that targeting meiosis can safely and reversibly shut down sperm production.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

On social media, companies like Bird&Be, FullWell and Needed are promoting fertility bundles and supplements for him and her to support sperm and egg health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Whether the sperm cell will reach and penetrate the egg depends upon its own supply of ATP, generated in the mitochondria thickly clustered in the neck of the cell.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson