-ˈdefərənz, -ˌrenz noun
( plural vasa deferen·tia -ˌdefəˈrench(ē)ə)
Etymology: New Latin, literally, deferent vessel
: a spermatic duct especially of a higher vertebrate that in man is a small but thick-walled tube about two feet long formed by the union of the vasa efferentia, is greatly convoluted in its proximal portion where it forms the body and tail of the epididymis, runs in the spermatic cord through the inguinal canal, and descends into the pelvis where it joins the duct of the seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct