| Descriptor English: | Oligospermia | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Oligospermia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Oligospermia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Oligospermie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Cryptospermia Cryptospermias Cryptozoospermia Cryptozoospermias Hypospermatogeneses Hypospermatogenesis Low Sperm Count Low Sperm Counts Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia Oligoasthenoteratozoospermias Oligozoospermia Sperm Count, Low Sperm Counts, Low |
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| Tree number(s): |
C12.100.500.430.508 C12.100.750.700.508 C12.200.294.430.508 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009845 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A condition of suboptimal concentration of SPERMATOZOA in the ejaculated SEMEN to ensure successful FERTILIZATION of an OVUM. In humans, oligospermia is defined as a sperm count below 20 million per milliliter semen. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Spermatozoa (1966-1974) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 75 |
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| History Note: | 75 |
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| DeCS ID: | 10031 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D009845 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1975/09/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/11/11 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2022/04/13 |
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Oligospermia
- Preferred
Cryptozoospermia
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0015283 |
| Scope note | A condition of suboptimal concentration of SPERMATOZOA in the ejaculated SEMEN to ensure successful FERTILIZATION of an OVUM. In humans, oligospermia is defined as a sperm count below 20 million per milliliter semen. |
| Preferred term | Oligospermia |
| Entry term(s) |
Hypospermatogeneses Hypospermatogenesis Low Sperm Count Low Sperm Counts Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia Oligoasthenoteratozoospermias Oligozoospermia Sperm Count, Low Sperm Counts, Low |
| Concept UI |
M000755127 |
| Preferred term | Cryptozoospermia |
| Entry term(s) |
Cryptospermia Cryptospermias Cryptozoospermias |
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