Each of a pair of glands which open into the vas deferens near to its junction with the urethra and secrete many of the components of semen.
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There are also other sex glands called the seminal vesicles, two pouches attached to the back of the bladder.
This surgery for bladder cancer involves removing the bladder, prostate, upper urethra and seminal vesicles.
The most common technique is a ‘radical prostatectomy’, which involves removing the prostate gland, seminal vesicles and nearby lymph nodes.
The ejaculatory ducts from the seminal vesicles enter the prostate and continue to the prostatic portion of the urethra.
These are moved up a tube called the vas deferens to a place called the ampulla where they are mixed with fluids from two membranous pouches called seminal vesicles and the prostate gland.
Definition of seminal vesicle in US English:
seminal vesicle
noun
Anatomy
Each of a pair of glands which open into the vas deferens near to its junction with the urethra and secrete many of the components of semen.
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Example sentencesExamples
The ejaculatory ducts from the seminal vesicles enter the prostate and continue to the prostatic portion of the urethra.
The most common technique is a ‘radical prostatectomy’, which involves removing the prostate gland, seminal vesicles and nearby lymph nodes.
This surgery for bladder cancer involves removing the bladder, prostate, upper urethra and seminal vesicles.
There are also other sex glands called the seminal vesicles, two pouches attached to the back of the bladder.
These are moved up a tube called the vas deferens to a place called the ampulla where they are mixed with fluids from two membranous pouches called seminal vesicles and the prostate gland.