seminal vesicle

either of two membranous pouches, approximately 8 cm (3 in) long in human males, located between the bladder and the rectum. The seminal vesicles secrete and store a fluid that mixes with secretions of the prostate gland to form the bulk of the semen.

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December 26th 2024

false self

in the object relations theory of British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott (1896–1971), the self that develops as a defense against impingements and in adaptation to the environment. This contrasts with the true self, which develops in an environment that adapts to the infant and allows him or her to discover and express true impulses.