asthenozoospermia

English

Etymology

From astheno- +‎ zoospermia.

Noun

asthenozoospermia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility.
   • 2015 July 25, “Clinical Outcomes of In Vitro Fertilization among Chinese Infertile Couples Treated for Syphilis Infection”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Infertility was caused by fallopian tube dysfunction and/or male-related factors (a diagnosis of asthenozoospermia and/or asthenoteratozoospermia or azoospermia according to the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen).

Derived terms

• asthenozoosperm
• asthenozoospermic
• normoasthenozoospermia