Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or resembling sperm: a spermatic substance; a spermatic filament.
- adj. Containing, conveying, or producing sperm: the spermatic duct.
- adj. Of or relating to a spermary.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to sperm, or male seed, in general; containing spermatozoa, or consisting of sperm or semen; seminal: as, spermatic fluid.
- Secreting spermatozoa; generating or producing semen; seminal, as a spermary.
- Connected with or related to the spermary, or essential male organ; subservient to the male function; testicular: as, spermatic vessels; the spermatic cord.
- In botany, resembling or of the nature of spermatia: as, spermatic filaments; spermatic gelatin.
- Figuratively, seminal; germinal; fructifying.
- Any spermatic duct, as the vas deferens.
Wiktionary
- adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm
- adj. producing, conveying or containing sperm; seminiferous
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to semen
WordNet 3.0
- adj. consisting of or resembling spermatozoa
Examples
“The animals, of which some are raised by means of conception to the rank of larger animals, may be called spermatic, but those among them which are not so raised but remain in their own kind”
“The seeds in question were called the spermatic logoi or perhaps”
“That canal closes almost completely after birth, leaving just a small space for the spermatic cord to pass through, but not enough room for the testicles to move back into the abdomen.”
“Abdominal discomfort and testicular pain are common complaints due to stretching of viscera and force applied to the spermatic cord, respectively.”
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“It appears to simply be irritation or inflammation, though it could be mild testicular torsion, where the spermatic cord that provides the blood supply to a testicle gets twisted.”
“Nearly a century ago it was believed that tying off one's spermatic cords could thwart the effects of aging.”
“Varicoceles are enlarged or dilated veins in the spermatic cord within the scrotum, similar to varicose veins in the leg and hemorrhoids in the rectal area.”
“A surgeon friend suggested epididymitis, an inflammation of the spermatic duct.”
“It's considerate of this baby whale version of Rush Limbaugh to be saving himself for some lucky gal, but I fear that when he finally does mate with Woman he may explode from years of self-denial in a spermatic supernova.”
Lists
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Mycology
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Adjectival Arcana
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Logolepsy
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brainstem hahaha... I love language. Mar 7, 2010
Prolagus (O)dor very characteristic, not strong, but very penetrating, spermatic for an instant when the context is first exposed, but immediately becoming quite complex, predominantly a mixture of raphanoid and resinous with a trace of acetic acid, having a very decided pungency which quickly produces a tingling sensation in the back of the throat".
Wow. Feb 24, 2010
brainstem Also used in mycology to non-creatively describe certain odors of certain mushrooms... http://www.mushroomexpert.com/inocybe_rimosa.html#odor Feb 24, 2010