Which medical term means condition of no sperm?

A) spermatolytic
B) aspermia
C) oligospermia
D) spermatogenic


B) aspermia
A- means without and -spermia means condition of sperm, so aspermia means
condition of having no sperm. Spermat/o means sperm and -lytic means destruction; therefore,
spermatolytic means destruction of sperm. Olig/o means scanty; thus, oligospermia means scanty
amount of sperm. -genic means producing; hence, spermatogenic means producing sperm.

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