seminal vesicle

noun

Anatomy.

1. either of two small saclike glands, located on each side of the bladder in males, that add nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seminal vesicle¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

He had just emptied his seminal vesicles into Valencia, had contributed his share of the Green Beret.

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“No, Mom!” she said with a patronizing smile, “that’s a seminal vesicle.”

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The weight of a large amount of urine in the bladder pressing down upon the seminal vesicles situated below and behind it causes them to contract rather easily.

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Of men at the public hospital, 12 percent had cancer that had spread to the seminal vesicles outside the prostate gland, nearby lymph nodes or beyond.

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They pass out through short vasa deferentia with internal ciliated funnels, sometimes an enlargement on their course—the seminal vesicles—and a minute external pore situated on the side of the tail.

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