Dictionary entry

Spermatic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Sper‐mat″ic (?), a. [L. spermaticus, Gr. ����: cf. F. spermatique. See Sperm.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to semen; as, the spermatic fluid, the spermatic vessels, etc.

Spermatic cord(Anat.), the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and accompanying vessels and nerves.