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Noun: seminal vesicle
  1. Either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation
    "The seminal vesicles contribute fructose to nourish sperm cells"

Derived forms: seminal vesicles

Type of: duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland

Part of: male reproductive system

Encyclopedia: Seminal vesicle