sperm a to cyst (sperm a to sist)

[NL. sper matocystis, spermatic. See matocyst + -ic.] Containing spermatozoa, as a semen; seminal, as a spermary.-3. Connected sperm a to cystic (sperm a-to-sis'tik), a. [ testicular: as, spermatic ve els; the spermatic spermatocystidium (sperm a-to-sis-tid'i-um), cord.-4. In bot., resembling or of the nature of spermatia: as, spermatic filaments; sper matic gelatin.-5. Figuratively, seminal; germinal; fructifying. [Rare.] I find certain books vital and spermatic , not leaving the reader what he was; he shuts the book a richer man. Emerson , Books. External spermatic fascia. Same as intercolumnar fascia (which see, under fascia ). -External spermatic nerve, the genital branch of the gen i to crural nerve. It supplies the cremaster muscle. Internal spermatic fascia. Same as infundibuliform fascia (which see, under fascia). Spermatic artery, any artery supplying a testis or other spermary, corresponding to an ovarian artery of the female. In man the spermatic arteries are two long slender arteries arising from the abdominal aorta a little below the renal arteries, and pa ing along each spermatic cord, to be distributed to the testes. - Spermatic calculus, a concretion sometimes found in the seminal vesicles. Spermatic canal. ( a ) The inguinal canal. (b) Any spermatic duct, as the vas deferens. - Spermatic cartridge. Same as spermatophore. - Spermatic cord. See cord. - Spermatic cyst, in pathol., a cyst arising in the testicle near the epididymis, and filled with fluid in which cele. - Spermatic duct. Same as spermaduct. - Sperare often found spermatozoa, crystals, etc. See sperm a to matic filament, a spermatozoon. - Spermatic gelatin, in bot., a gelatinous substance in spermogonia which when wet aids in the expulsion of the spermatia. - Spermatic logos. See logos. - Spermatic plexus of nerves. See plexus. Spermatic plexus of veins, a thick plexus of convoluted ve els formed in the spermatic cord by the venæ comites of the spermatic arteries. These veins coalesce after leaving the inguinal canal, and empty into the vena cava inferior of the right side and the renal vein of the left side. This venous plexus corresponds to the ovarian venous plexus of the female, and is specifically known as the pam pin i form plexus. When varicose, it constitutes a n.; pl. sperm a to cystid i a (-a). [NL.,