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

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

There is a common uro-genital duct, into which a seminal vesicle, which is especially large in early spring, opens.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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