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Vas deferens — Male Anatomy Vertical section of the testis, to show the … Wikipedia
Vas deferens — Vas Vas, n.; pl. {Vasa}. [L., a vessel. See {Vase}.] (Anat.) A vessel; a duct. [1913 Webster] {Vas deferens}; pl. {Vasa deferentia}. [L. vas vessel + deferens carrying down.] (Anat.) The excretory duct of a testicle; a spermatic duct. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vas deferens — [vas def′ə renz΄] n. pl. vasa deferentia [vā′sə def΄ə ren′shē ə] [ModL < L vas, vessel + deferens, carrying down: see DEFERENCE] the highly convoluted duct that conveys sperm from the testicle to the ejaculatory duct of the penis … English World dictionary
vas deferens — ► NOUN (pl. vasa deferentia) Anatomy ▪ the duct which conveys sperm from the testicle to the urethra. ORIGIN from VAS(Cf. ↑V) + Latin deferens carrying away … English terms dictionary
vas deferens — vas de•fe•rens [[t]ˈvæs ˈdɛf əˌrɛnz, ər ənz[/t]] n. pl. va•sa de•fe•ren•ti•a [[t]ˈveɪ sə ˌdɛf əˈrɛn ʃi ə, ʃə[/t]] anat. zool. a duct that transports sperm from the epididymis to the penis • Etymology: 1880–85; < NL vās dēferēns lit., vessel… … From formal English to slang
Vas deferens — Vas deferens, der Samenleiter … Universal-Lexikon
vas deferens — Duct in male passage of sperm from testis to penis [McLaughlin, 1980]. Ducts in males for passage of spermatozoa from testis to penis [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Male duct from the testis to the penile papilla for the passage of sperm [Wilson,… … Crustacea glossary
vas deferens — vas def·er·ens def ə rənz, .renz n, pl vasa def·er·en·tia .def ə ren ch(ē )ə a sperm carrying duct esp. of a higher vertebrate that in humans is a small but thick walled tube about two feet (0.6 meter) long formed by the union of the vasa… … Medical dictionary
Vas deferens — Der Samenleiter (lat. Ductus deferens, Vas efferens) verbindet bei männlichen Säugetieren, Vögeln und Reptilien den Nebenhoden mit der Harnröhre und dient der Weiterleitung der Spermien. Der Samenleiter durchzieht, vom Nebenhoden kommend,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
vas deferens — [ dɛfərɛnz] noun (plural vasa deferentia ˌdɛfə rɛnʃɪə) Anatomy the duct which conveys sperm from the testicle to the urethra. Origin C16: from vas + L. deferens carrying away , pres. participle of deferre … English new terms dictionary
