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prostatic utricle
A minute pouch in the prostate opening on the summit of the seminal colliculus, the analogue of the uterus and vagina in the female, being the remains of the fused caudal ends of the paramesonephric ducts.
Synonym: utriculus prostaticus, masculine uterus, morgagni’s sinus, sinus pocularis, uterus masculinus, vagina masculina, vesica prostatica, weber’s organ.
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