- seminiferous
- adjective Etymology: Latin semin-, semen seed + English -iferous Date: 1692 producing or bearing seed or semen
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Seminiferous — Sem i*nif er*ous, a. [L. semen, semenis, seed ferous.] (Biol.) Seed bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seminiferous — [sem΄ənif′ər əs] adj. [< L semen (gen. seminis), a seed + FEROUS] 1. seed bearing 2. containing or conveying semen [seminiferous tubules] … English World dictionary
seminiferous — Carrying or conducting the semen; denoting the tubules of the testis. [L. semen, seed (semen) + fero, to carry] * * * sem·i·nif·er·ous .sem ə nif (ə )rəs adj producing or bearing seed or semen <the seminiferous epithelium of the testis> * * … Medical dictionary
Seminiferous tubule — in cross section (large tubular structure center of image) with sperm (black, tiny, ovoid bodies furthest from the outer edge of the tubular structure). H E stain … Wikipedia
seminiferous tubule — n any of the coiled threadlike tubules that make up the bulk of the testis and are lined with a layer of epithelial cells from which the spermatozoa are produced * * * any of the long convoluted tubules that make up the bulk of the testis … Medical dictionary
Seminiferous tubules — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = tubuli seminiferi GraySubject = 258 GrayPage = 1243 Caption = Transverse section through the left side of the scrotum and the left testis. (Semeniferous tubules visible in center, but not labeled.) Caption2 … Wikipedia
seminiferous cords — the primordia of the seminiferous tubules, derived from the gonadal cords of the testis … Medical dictionary
seminiferous epithelium — a type of stratified epithelium that lines the seminiferous tubules … Medical dictionary
seminiferous — /sem euh nif euhr euhs/, adj. 1. Anat. conveying or containing semen. 2. Bot. bearing or producing seed. [1685 95; < L semin (s. of semen) seed, SEMEN + I + FEROUS] * * * … Universalium
seminiferous — adjective Conveying, containing, bearing, or producing semen … Wiktionary
