éjaculation

ejaculation

noun eh-zhah-kyu-lah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin ejaculatio, from ejaculari ('to throw out').

Usage Note

Éjaculation is a clinical, anatomical term used in medical and biological contexts. In older French literary usage, éjaculation could also refer to a brief exclamation or prayer ('a short ejaculation'), though this sense is now archaic. The verb form is éjaculer.

Examples

"Le médecin a expliqué le mécanisme de l'éjaculation."

Natural Translation

The doctor explained the mechanism of ejaculation.

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