vas deferens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.

/ˌvæz ˈdɛfəɹəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vas deferens.wav

vas deferens vasa deferentia

From New Latin vās dēferēns, itself from vās (“vessel, duct”) + dēferēns (“carrying off”, present active participle of dēferō (“to carry off”)).

ductus deferens sperm duct spermiduct spermoduct spermaduct

vasectomy

deferentectomy

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