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a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.[1970-75]
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sperm bank — sperm ,bank noun count a place where SPERM is frozen and stored so that it can be used later to make women pregnant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sperm bank — sperm′ bank n. ent a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
sperm bank — n a place where ↑semen is kept to be used in medical operations that help women become ↑pregnant … Dictionary of contemporary English
sperm bank — ► NOUN ▪ a place where semen is kept in cold storage for use in artificial insemination … English terms dictionary
Sperm bank — A sperm bank or cryobank is a facility that collects and stores human sperm mainly from sperm donors, primarily for the purpose of achieving pregnancies through third party reproduction, notably by artificial insemination. Sperm donated in this… … Wikipedia
sperm bank — noun a depository for storing sperm • Hypernyms: ↑depository, ↑deposit, ↑depositary, ↑repository * * * a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.… … Useful english dictionary
sperm bank — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sperm bank : singular sperm bank plural sperm banks a place where sperm is frozen and stored so that it can be used later to make women pregnant … English dictionary
sperm bank — /ˈspɜm bæŋk/ (say sperm bangk) noun a storage place for sperm which are to be used for artificial insemination …
sperm bank — noun a) A place where sperm from donors is stored for future use in artificial insemination. b) The vagina. Syn: cryobank … Wiktionary
sperm bank — place where men donate sperm which is used for artificial insemination … English contemporary dictionary
