English Explanatory Dictionary

Wolffian duct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A paired structure found in mammals including humans that develops in the early stages of embryonic development and plays a critical role in the formation of internal male reproductive organs; precursor to the vasa deferentia, seminal vesicles, and epididymides.

Word forms

Wolffian duct Wolffian ducts

Etymology

Named after German physiologist Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733–1794), who described the mesonephros and its ducts in his dissertation in 1759.

Synonyms

mesonephric duct
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