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Definition:
A vesicle is a small fluid-filled blister ranging in size from a pinpoint to 5 or 10 millimeters in diameter.
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Seminal vesicle: A structure in the male that is about 5 centimeters (2 inches) long and is located behind the bladder and above the prostate gland. The seminal vesicles contribute fluid to the ejaculate.
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Vesicle. A raised lesion less than [frac15] in (5 mm) across and filled with a clear fluid. Vesicles that are more than [frac15] in (5 mm) across are called bullae or blisters.
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Review Date : 10/12/2003
Reviewed By : James L. Demetroulakos, M.D., F.A.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA. Clinical instructor in Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School.
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seminal vesicles - the sac-like glands that lie behind the bladder and release a fluid that forms part of semen.
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Seminal vesicle - A sac at the end of the vas that produces a component of seminal secretions, the fluid that is ejaculated by a man at sexual climax and that transports and nourishes the sperm ...
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seminal vesicle biopsy
The removal of fluid or tissue with a needle from the seminal vesicles for examination under a microscope. The seminal vesicles are glands in the male reproductive tract that produce a part of semen.
seminoma (sem-in-O-ma) ...
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Assess the seminal vesicles and the texture, size, and condition of the prostate gland.
Help diagnose prostate cancer, when used along with other tests, including digital rectal examination, prostate-specific antigen, and prostate biopsy.
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virus of cattle; papular syphilid; papular tuberculid; papular urticaria; papulation; papule; papuliferous; papulo-; papuloerythematous; papulonecrotic tuberculid; papulopustular; papulopustule; papulose; papulosis; papulosquamous; papulovesicle; ...
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Exocytosis is mediated by transport, docking, and fusion of secretory vesicles carrying proteins and lipids to defined areas of the plasma membrane.
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In men, this procedure includes removal of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles. In women, it includes removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and part of the vagina.
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Radical cystectomy includes removal of the bladder, perivesical tissues, prostate, and seminal vesicles in men and the uterus, tubes, ovaries, anterior vaginal wall, ...
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You'll often see a combination of scabs, vesicles and pustules in someone with chickenpox. In smallpox, all of the lesions in a given area are at the same stage.
Timing of transmission.
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Close examination reveals clear vesicles (tiny sacs or cysts) specific to this condition. In later stages, the vesicles may form an ulcer. If the fluid in the vesicles is cloudy, there may be a superimposed infection.
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Also known as varicella, chicken pox is a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever (usually mild) and a rash (sometimes severe) consisting of tiny blisters or vesicles.
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HYDROA HERPETIFORME - A chronic disease of the skin characterized by severe itching, extensive eruption of vesicles (blisters) and papules which occur in groups. May be associated with an occult malignancy in the elderly patient.
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Chicken pox causes crops of red spots that develop central fluid filled vesicles before crusting over.
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They might also develop what doctors call vesicles which are tiny blisters that become crusty and ooze and then spread to other parts of the body. The dermatitis might spread up an arm or to the whole face or the eyelids might be involved.
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A blister is medically termed a vesicle. One that is more than 5 mm in diameter with thin walls and is full of watery fluid is called a bulla or a bleb.
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In men, prostate infection and seminal vesicle inflammation may occur later. (Symptoms of prostatitis include pain when urinating and a watery mucous urethral discharge.) ...
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The person usually first notices a burning pain, or tingling and itching in an area with no visible rash. This precedes the rash by a few days. The rash starts out as a reddened area, then clear vesicles, or blisters appear, ...
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he or she will remove the bladder (a simple cystectomy). If you are having a radical cystectomy, the surgeon will also remove the nearby lymph nodes, a gland at the bottom of the bladder called the prostate, and two glands called the seminal vesicles.
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