seminal vesicle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of seminal vesicle
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Dr. Mae Wu Healy and colleagues from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., suggested that seminal vesicle sperm aspiration, or SVSA, could help these wounded soldiers retain the ability to have children.
From US News • Oct. 20, 2015
The seminal vesicle, located above the prostate, also connects to the seminal vesicle.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The ampulla of the ductus deferens meets the seminal vesicle, a gland that contributes fructose and proteins, at the ejaculatory duct.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Usually in that case there is a chronic inflammatory condition in the seminal vesicle on the side to which the symptoms are referred.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
The spermatozoa accumulate at the extremity of the duct of the gland in a reservoir called the seminal vesicle, where they float in the mucus, thus constituting the seminal fluid or sperm.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste
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