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relating to reproductive fluid containing sperm cells
- During the medical exam, a sample of the man's seminal fluid was collected and analyzed to assess sperm quality.
- Infertility issues can sometimes be linked to low seminal output or deficiencies in sperm motility and viability.
- Certain infections can affect seminal composition and sperm motility.
- Seminal vesicles produce fluids that nourish sperm.
- The test measured the seminal quality to assess reproductive health.
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having a strong influence on future developments, ideas, or work
- Darwin's seminal work on the Origin of Species established the theory of evolution by natural selection.
- Einstein's groundbreaking paper explaining the photoelectric effect through quantum theory was truly seminal, spurring new research at the frontiers of physics.
- That speech became a seminal moment in civil rights history.
- The book was a seminal work in modern philosophy.
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