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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 — 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
