spermatocrit

English

Etymology

spermato- +‎ Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge, umpire”). Modelled after hematocrit.

Noun

spermatocrit (plural spermatocrits)

1. An indicator of spermatozoa density based on the proportion of solid packed material in semen after centrifugation.
   • 2015 September 22, “Male Investments in High Quality Sperm Improve Fertilization Success, but May Have Negative Impact on Offspring Fitness in Whitefish”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     By using highest male-specific spermatocrit as a reference value, we equalized number of sperm cells across the 48 fertilizations.