Anatomy

Seminal Vesicles

A saclike, glandular diverticulum on each ductus deferens in male vertebrates. It is united with the excretory duct and serves for temporary storage of semen. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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A saclike, glandular diverticulum on each ductus deferens in male vertebrates. It is united with the excretory duct and serves for temporary storage of semen. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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  • Seminal Vesicle
  • Vesicle, Seminal
  • Vesicles, Seminal

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Seminal Vesicles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012669. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012669
  2. Seminal Vesicles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminal_vesicles
  3. Seminal Vesicles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217259