- seminal vesicle
- A gland that helps produce semen.
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seminal vesicle — n either of a pair of glandular pouches that lie one on either side of the male reproductive tract and that in human males secrete a sugar and protein containing fluid into the ejaculatory duct * * * either of a pair of male accessory sex glands… … Medical dictionary
Seminal vesicle — Infobox Anatomy Name = Seminal vesicle Latin = vesiculæ seminales GraySubject = 260 GrayPage = 1246 Caption = Male Anatomy Caption2 = Prostate with seminal vesicles and seminal ducts, viewed from in front and above. Width = 300 Precursor = System … Wikipedia
seminal vesicle cyst — a cyst in the wall of a seminal vesicle; it may be congenital and associated with other urinary tract anomalies, or acquired such as secondary to obstruction of the vesicle … Medical dictionary
seminal vesicle calculus — a rare type of calculus found in a seminal vesicle, usually resulting from obstruction or infection. Called also gonecystic c … Medical dictionary
seminal vesicle — Anat. either of two small saclike glands, located on each side of the bladder in males, that add nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation. [1885 90] * * * ▪ anatomy either of two elongated saclike glands that secrete their fluid contents… … Universalium
seminal vesicle — the enlarged lower end of the genital duct which is secretory in nature and completes the formation of the spermatophores and stores them. The so called seminal vesicles of teleosts (Blennioidea, Gobioidea) are misnamed and do not store sperm;… … Dictionary of ichthyology
seminal vesicle — n. seminal gland, one of the paired glands that produces seminal liquied … English contemporary dictionary
seminal vesicle — 1. A male sac , tube or pouch like structure in which spermatozoa is stored before being discharged; seminal reservoir; vesicula seminalis. 2. (ANNELIDA) A pouch usually formed in a posterior septum of a testicular segment where the latter stages … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
seminal vesicle — either of a pair of male accessory sex glands that open into the vas deferens before it joins the urethra. The seminal vesicles secrete most of the liquid component of semen … The new mediacal dictionary
seminal vesicle biopsy — The removal of fluid or tissue with a needle from the seminal vesicles for examination under a microscope. The seminal vesicles are glands in the male reproductive tract that produce a part of semen … English dictionary of cancer terms
seminal vesicle — noun Date: circa 1890 either of a pair of glandular pouches that lie one on either side of the male reproductive tract and in the human male secrete a sugar and protein containing fluid into the ejaculatory duct … New Collegiate Dictionary
