spermatic adjective & noun. [spǝ:'matɪk] LME.
[Late Latin spermaticus from Greek spermatikos, from sperma SPERM: see -ATIC.]
A. adjective.
1. a. Anatomy. Containing or conveying sperm; bearing or producing semen. LME.
b. Full of or rich in sperm; generative, productive. arch. E17.

2. a. Physiology. Of the nature of sperm; occurring in sperm. LME.
b. fig. Resembling sperm, esp. in generative or reproductive power. arch. M17.

3. Directly derived from the united semen of male and female (according to former physiological theory). LME-E18.

4. Of a quality: characteristic of or derived from sperm, generative. M17.
Special collocations: spermatic cord Anatomy a bundle of nerves, ducts, and blood-vessels running to and from each testis within the scrotum.
b. noun. In pl. The blood-vessels supplying the gonads. Also, the ducts which convey sperm. LME.

■ spermatically adverb in a way or form characteristic of a sperm or seed; seminally: M17.

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