seminal vesicle

seminal vesicle definition - medical

seminal vesicle

noun
Either of a pair of pouchlike glands situated on each side of the male urinary bladder that secrete seminal fluid and nourish and promote the movement of spermatozoa through the urethra. Also called gonecyst, seminal gland.

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