Seminal Vesicle Definition

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.
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Other Word Forms of Seminal Vesicle

Noun

Singular:
seminal vesicle
Plural:
seminal-vesicles

Seminal Vesicle Sentence Examples

  • Each testis communicates by means of an efferent duct with a common collecting duct of its side of the body, which opens on to the exterior by means of a protrusible penis, and to which is sometimes appended a seminal vesicle.

  • Posterior superior iliac spine Ureter Great sciatic notch Vas deferens; Spine of ischium Vas deferens Seminal vesicle Bladder wall Levator ani Prostate 9, ?

  • A considerable portion of the rectum and the upper part of the right seminal vesicle have been taken away.

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