VAS DEFERENS


Meaning of VAS DEFERENS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvas-ˈde-fə-rənz, -ˌrenz ]

noun

( plural va·sa def·er·en·tia ˈvā-zə-ˌde-fə-ˈren(t)-sh(ē-)ə)

Etymology: New Latin, literally, deferent vessel

Date: 1578

: a sperm-carrying duct especially of a higher vertebrate that in the human male is a thick-walled tube about two feet (0.61 meters) long that begins at and is continuous with the tail of the epididymis and eventually joins the duct of the seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct

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