Spermicide vs Spermaticide

[DoctorStein]

I always use "spermicide" (English), which is translated as "spermisida" in my mother language. Today, a student came to me to discuss about her research of potential contraceptive source from natural resources. She wrote "Spermatisida" (English: "Spermaticide"), not "Spermisida" or "Spermicide". Then I asked her which one is correct, she or I, and she said "I do not know".

So, I need explanation about this, is it similar (synonim) or what?
I am still with "spermicide" anyways, unless there's a good reason for me to accept 'spermaticide". Thanks

[mcar]

Most of the medical/biological references used the term *spermicide*.

[DoctorStein]

Yups, that's why I'm faithful with my spermicide Journals, books, and other references I cited use that term too.

Let see next Monday when my student will come back with her references. If she can't provide strong evidence, I'll suggest her to use spermicide instead of spermaticide - I think the latter comes from our local references here. Sad but true, some academicians here like to adopt terms from other language, usually English and Latin, which, IMO, is unproper

For instance:
spermicide --> spermaticide
parasympathetic --> parasimpatik

hmm

[DoctorStein]

No more comment?

[DoctorStein]

Ok, I decided to keep on using my old term "spermicide" then

[victor]

yeah, talking about improper word adoptions, I remember reading a translated book which originally titled 'Plant Physiology' by Salisbury & Ross. I still remember that the phrase 'red-drop effect' in photosynthesis is translated literally become 'efek tetesan merah'.
Because: red = merah; drop = tetesan (kinda like teardrop); and effect = efek

I think that's silly....