| AI | Artificial insemination |
| ALH | Amplitude of lateral head displacement |
| BCF | Frequency of head displacement |
| CASA | Computer-Assisted Sperm Analysis |
| CAT | Cathepsin |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELA | Elastase |
| FMLP | Formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine |
| LIN | Linearity |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NETs | Neutrophil Extracellular Traps |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PMN | Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SP | Seminal plasma |
| STR | Straightness |
| VAP | Average path velocity |