Recent Examples on the WebOur diagnosis was azoospermia due to Sertoli cell-only syndrome (which means the testicles fail to produce living sperm cells). Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek azoos lifeless (from a- a- entry 2 + zōē life) + sperma semen, seed — more at sperm
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
azoospermia
noun
azo·osper·mia ā-ˌzō-ə-ˈspər-mē-ə, ə-ˌzō-
: absence of spermatozoa from the seminal fluid compare aspermia