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oligozoospermia
oligozoospermia n. 
/ˌɒlᵻɡə(ʊ)zəʊəˈspəːmɪə/, /ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)zuː(ə)ˈspəːmɪə/, /ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)zəʊəˈspəːmɪə/, /ˌɑləɡoʊˌzoʊəˈspərmiə/, /ˌoʊləɡoʊˌzu(ə)ˈspərmiə/, /ˌoʊləɡoʊˌzoʊəˈspərmiə/, /əˌlɪɡəˌzu(ə)ˈspərmiə/, /əˌlɪɡəˌzoʊəˈspərmiə/ [ < oligo- comb. form + zoosperm n. + -ia suffix1] Medicine reduction in the number of spermatozoa in the semen; = oligospermia n.
Brit. /ˌɒlᵻɡə(ʊ)zuː(ə)ˈspəːmɪə/
, /ˌɒlᵻɡə(ʊ)zuː(ə)ˈspəːmɪə//ˌɒlᵻɡə(ʊ)zəʊəˈspəːmɪə//ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)zuː(ə)ˈspəːmɪə//ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)zəʊəˈspəːmɪə/U.S. /ˌɑləɡoʊˌzu(ə)ˈspərmiə/
, /ˌɑləɡoʊˌzu(ə)ˈspərmiə//ˌɑləɡoʊˌzoʊəˈspərmiə//ˌoʊləɡoʊˌzu(ə)ˈspərmiə//ˌoʊləɡoʊˌzoʊəˈspərmiə//əˌlɪɡəˌzu(ə)ˈspərmiə//əˌlɪɡəˌzoʊəˈspərmiə/ΘΚΠ
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oligospermia1848
aspermia1853
azoospermia1889
oligozoospermia1892
1892 F. P. Foster Illustr. Encycl. Med. Dict. IV. 2447/1 Oligozoospermia, of De Sinéty, a variety of sterility in the male in which the spermatozooids are diminished in number and activity.
1897 J. W. White & E. Martin Genito-urinary Surg. xxviii. 1027 Oligozoöspermia indicates a condition in which the semen ejaculated contains few spermatozoa.
1962 Lancet 27 Jan. 218/1 There was nothing to suggest oligozoospermia due to external causes.
2000 Nature Med. 6 29 Azoospermia or oligozoospermia due to disruption of spermatogenesis are common causes of human male infertility.
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