obsecration

[,ɔbsi'kreiʃən]

obsecration (n.): late 14c., from Latin obsecrationem (nominative obsecratio) "a beseeching, imploring, supplication, entreaty," noun of action from past participle stem of obsecrare "to beseech, entreat" (on religious grounds), from ob- (see ob-) + sacrare "to make or declare sacred" (see sacred).

1. Spermatozoa are seen in approximately 1 % of prostate biopsies ( unpublished personal obsecration ).: 在近1%的前列腺穿刺活检标本中可以见到精子.