Spermolith
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This 1930s encyclopedia entry defines a spermolith as either a concretion formed from semen in the seminal vesicles of animals or the hard-shelled seeds of certain plants.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
SPERMOLITH, spermolithus (from the Greek sperma—seed and lithos—stone), literally a seed stone. This name designates: 1) dense concretions, sometimes impregnated with calcareous salts, which are formed from semen stored in the seminal vesicles of animals; 2) seeds of certain plants covered with a hard shell (fruit pits).
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“Spermolith.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/spermolith/