vas deferens
/ˌvæz ˈdɛfəɹəns/
vas deferens noun: the duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.
Noun
vas deferens (plural vasa deferentia)
- The duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.
- “Do you love Alexa?” “Woah, I’m not a one-woman man.” Of course not, his vasa deferentia must be on call round-the-clock.2008, Tibor Fischer, Good to Be God, Richmond, London: Alma Books, →ISBN, page 99
- Synonyms:
- ductus deferens, sperm duct, spermiduct, spermoduct, spermaduct
vas deferens meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Tagalog and Arabic
vas deferens in Tamil
- விந்துக்குழாய், அப்பாற்செலுத்தி, உட்செலுத்தங்கலம், அப்பாற் செலுத்தி
vas deferens in Telugu
- vas deferens
- శుక్రవాహిక śukravāhika
vas deferens in Tagalog
- vas deferens
- anurang-punlay
vas deferens in Arabic
- vas deferens
- قَنَاة مَنَوِيَّة qanāh manawiyya
More languagesFewer languages
- vas deferens in Persian
- مجرای وابران mejrây-e vâbarân
- vas deferens in Thai
- ท่อนำอสุจิ tôr nam à-sù-jì
- Dhivehi
- ަނި ހޮޅ
Synonyms of vas deferens
- ductus deferens
- sperm duct
- spermiduct
- spermoduct
- spermaduct
Forms of vas deferens
| plural | vasa deferentia |
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Origin of vas deferens
From New Latin vās dēferēns, itself from vās (“vessel, duct”) + dēferēns (“carrying off”, present active participle of dēferō (“to carry off”)).
Words formed from vas deferens
Questions about vas deferens
- What does vas deferens mean?
- Vas deferens means the duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.
- What is vas deferens in Tamil?
- Vas deferens in Tamil is விந்துக்குழாய், அப்பாற்செலுத்தி, உட்செலுத்தங்கலம். See Vas deferens meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vas deferens?
- Vas deferens is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vas deferens?
- Vas deferens is pronounced /ˌvæz ˈdɛfəɹəns/.
- What is the plural of vas deferens?
- The plural of vas deferens is vasa deferentia.
Words near vas deferens in the dictionary
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