Polyspermia


[pol-ee-spur-mee-uh] /ˌpɒl iˈspɜr mi ə/

noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.

polyspermia pol·y·sper·mi·a (pŏl’ē-spûr’mē-ə)
n.

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