| seminal hillock | An elevated portion of the urethral crest upon which open the two ejaculatory ducts and the prostatic utricle. Synonym: colliculus seminalis, caput gallinaginis, colliculus urethralis, seminal hillock, verumontanum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| axon hillock | <cell biology> Tapering region between a neuron's cell body and its axon. This region is responsible for summating the graded inputs from the dendrites and producing action potentials if the threshold is exceeded. (12 Mar 1998) |
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| hillock | In anatomy, any small elevation or prominence. Axon hillock, the conical area of origin of the axon from the nerve cell body; it contains parallel arrays of microtubules and is devoid of Nissl substance. Synonym: implantation cone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facial hillock | Prominent portion of the medial eminence, just rostral to the medullary striae in the rhomboidal fossa; it is formed by the internal genu of the facial nerve and the abducens nucleus around which the facial fibres curve. Synonym: colliculus facialis, abducens eminence, eminentia abducentis, eminentia facialis, facial eminence, facial hillock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosa of seminal vesicle | The mucous membrane of the seminal vesicle. Synonym: tunica mucosa vesiculae seminalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal | A seed. 1. Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or semen; as, the seminal fluid. 2. Contained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue. "The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle. <botany>" (Hare) Seminal leaf Same as Spermatheca. Origin: L. Seminalis, fr. Semen, seminis, seed, akin to serere to sow: cf. F. Seminal. See Sow to scatter seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminal capsule | <anatomy> The paired glands at the base of the bladder that produce seminal fluid and fructose. (09 Oct 1997) |
| seminal colliculus | An elevated portion of the urethral crest upon which open the two ejaculatory ducts and the prostatic utricle. Synonym: colliculus seminalis, caput gallinaginis, colliculus urethralis, seminal hillock, verumontanum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal duct | Any one of the duct's conveying semen from the epididymis to the urethra, ductus deferens, or ejaculatory duct. Synonym: gonaduct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal fluid | <biology> Ejaculate. The fluid released at orgasm which contains sperm and secretions from the prostate gland. (27 Sep 1997) |
| seminal gland | <anatomy> The paired glands at the base of the bladder that produce seminal fluid and fructose. (09 Oct 1997) |
| seminal granule | One of the minute granular bodies present in the semen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal lake | The vault of the vagina after insemination. Synonym: seminal lake. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal vesical cyst | A cyst, usually congenital, of the seminal vesicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminal vesicle | <anatomy> The paired glands at the base of the bladder that produce seminal fluid and fructose. (09 Oct 1997) |
| seminal vesicles | Two structures about 5 cm long behind the bladder and above the prostate gland which contribute fluid to the ejaculate. (12 Dec 1998) |