seminal vesicle
/ˈsɛmɪnəl ˈvɛsɪkəl/
seminal vesicle noun: one of two simple tubular glands located behind the male urinary bladder, responsible for the production of about sixty percent of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen.
Noun
seminal vesicle (plural seminal vesicles)
- One of two simple tubular glands located behind the male urinary bladder, responsible for the production of about sixty percent of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen.
- Billy made a noise like a small, rusty hinge. He had just emptied his seminal vesicles into Valencia […]1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 5, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published 2005, page 151
seminal vesicle meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Arabic
seminal vesicle in Tamil
- இரண்டாம் நிலை இனப்பெருக்க உறுப்பு, சுக்கிலப்புடகங்கள், விந்து சேகரிப்புப்பை
seminal vesicle in Malayalam
- ശുക്ലാശയം
seminal vesicle in Tagalog
- seminal vesicle
- punlayan
seminal vesicle in Arabic
- seminal vesicle
- حُوَيْصِلَة مَنَوِيَّة ḥuwayṣila manawiyya
More languagesFewer languages
- seminal vesicle in Malay
- vesikel semen
- seminal vesicle in Indonesian
- vesikula seminalis
Forms of seminal vesicle
| plural | seminal vesicles |
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Questions about seminal vesicle
- What does seminal vesicle mean?
- Seminal vesicle means one of two simple tubular glands located behind the male urinary bladder, responsible for the production of about sixty percent of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen.
- What is seminal vesicle in Tamil?
- Seminal vesicle in Tamil is இரண்டாம் நிலை இனப்பெருக்க உறுப்பு, சுக்கிலப்புடகங்கள், விந்து சேகரிப்புப்பை. See Seminal vesicle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is seminal vesicle?
- Seminal vesicle is a noun.
- How do you pronounce seminal vesicle?
- Seminal vesicle is pronounced /ˈsɛmɪnəl ˈvɛsɪkəl/.
- What is the plural of seminal vesicle?
- The plural of seminal vesicle is seminal vesicles.
Words near seminal vesicle in the dictionary
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