| seminal vesical cyst | A cyst, usually congenital, of the seminal vesicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| seminary | Origin: L. Seminarium, fr. Seminarius belonging to seed, fr. Semon, seminis, seed. See Seminal. 1. A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. "But if you draw them [seedling] only for the thinning of your seminary, prick them into some empty beds." (Evelyn) 2. Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is brought or produced. 3. A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an academy, college, or university. 4. Seminal state. 5. A seed bed; a source. 6. A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist. Belonging to seed; seminal. Origin: L. Seminarius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminate | To sow; to spread; to propagate. Origin: L. Seminatus, p. P. Of seminare to sow, fr. Semen, seminis, seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| semination | 1. The act of sowing or spreading. 2. <botany> Natural dispersion of seeds. Origin: L. Seminatio: cf. F. Semination. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| semined | Thickly covered or sown, as with seeds. See: Semen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminiferous | <biology> Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles. Origin: L. Semen, semenis, seed -ferous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminiferous epithelium | Specialised epithelium lining the seminiferous tubules containing developing and mature spermatozoa and sertoli cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| seminiferous tubule | <anatomy> In the testicles, the network of tubes where sperm cells are formed. (09 Oct 1997) |
| seminiferous tubule dysgenesis | A disorder in which the seminiferous tubules exhibit an abnormal cytoarchitecture and extensive hyalinization; the testes are small, and few spermatozoa are formed; the body habitus may be eunuchoid, and gynaecomastia may be present; urinary gonadotropin output is usually high, and the incidence of mental deficiency and illness increased; sex chromatin may be male or female, and androgen secretion ranges from subnormal to normal. It is a constant feature of (and is often used synonymously with) Klinefelter's syndrome. Synonym: germinal aplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seminiferous tubules | The canals through which the testicular spermatozoa are conveyed to the rete testis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| seminification | Propagation from seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminist | <biology> A believer in the old theory that the newly created being is formed by the admixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seminoles | <ethnology> A tribe of Indians who formerly occupied Florida, where some of them still remain. They belonged to the Creek Confideration. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |