oviduct

oviduct
oviducal /oh'vi dooh"keuhl, -dyooh"-/, oviductal, adj.
/oh"vi dukt'/, n. Anat., Zool.
either of a pair of tubes that transport the ova from the ovary to the exterior, the distal ends of which form the uterus and vagina in higher mammals. Cf. fallopian tube.
[1830-40; < NL oviductus. See OVI-, DUCT]

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