Preferred Name |
Seminal Vesicle |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12787 |
ALT_DEFINITION |
Either of a pair of glandular pouches that lie one on either side of the male reproductive tract posterolateral to the urinary bladder and in the human male secrete a sugar- and protein-containing fluid into the ejaculatory duct. A mammalian male reproductive accessory gland located adjacent to the urinary bladder and proximal to the prostate. A gland that helps produce semen. |
code |
C12787 |
Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 |
Contributing_Source |
CDISC mCode UBERON GDC |
DEFINITION |
One of the two paired glands in the male genitourinary system, posterior to the bladder and superior to the prostate gland, that produces fructose-rich seminal fluid which is a component of semen. These glands join the ipsilateral ductus deferens to form the ejaculatory duct. |
Display_Name |
Seminal Vesicle |
FULL_SYN |
SEMINAL VESICLE Seminal vesicle structure (body structure) seminal vesicle Seminal Vesicle Seminal Vesicles GLAND, SEMINAL VESICLE Seminal Sacs |
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | |
label |
Seminal Vesicle |
Legacy Concept Name |
Seminal_Vesicle |
Maps_To |
Seminal Vesicle |
Preferred_Name |
Seminal Vesicle |
prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12787 |
prefLabel |
Seminal Vesicle |
Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
UMLS_CUI |
C0036628 |
xRef |
UBERON:0000998 |
subClassOf |