vas deferens
Meaning
The duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.
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Etymology
From New Latin vās dēferēns, itself from vās (“vessel, duct”) + dēferēns (“carrying off”, present active participle of dēferō (“to carry off”)).
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