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DUCTUS DEFERENS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
Synonyms:
ductus deferens; vas deferens
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ductus deferens" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Holonyms ("ductus deferens" is a part of...):
male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)
ball; ballock; bollock; egg; nut; orchis; testicle; testis (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens)
seminal duct (the efferent duct of the testis in man)
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