seminal vesicle

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of seminal vesicle

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Usually in that case there is a chronic inflammatory condition in the seminal vesicle on the side to which the symptoms are referred.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Reuters

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Behind the prostate, at the base or fundus of bladder, are the paired seminal vesicles.

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The Seminal Vesicles.—The seminal vesicles secrete continuously.

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