seminal vesicle

noun Anatomy.

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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Origin of seminal vesicle

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby seminal vesicle

seminal fluid, seminal gland, seminal granule, seminal lake, seminal principle, seminal vesicle, seminar, seminarian, seminary, semination, seminiferous
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Medical definitions for seminal vesicle

seminal vesicle

n.

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.gonecyst seminal gland
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