VAS DEFERENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vas deferens mean? 

• VAS DEFERENS (noun)
  The noun VAS DEFERENS has 1 sense:

1. a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

  Familiarity information: VAS DEFERENS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VAS DEFERENS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ductus deferens; vas deferens

Hypernyms ("vas deferens" is a kind of...):

canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)

Holonyms ("vas deferens" is a part of...):

male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)

ball; ballock; bollock; egg; nut; orchis; testicle; testis (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens)

seminal duct (the efferent duct of the testis in man)

 Context examples 

Mutation of the gene is associated with cystic fibrosis and congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens.

(CFTR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Bilateral tubes formed by the joining of the vas deferens and the excretory duct of the seminal vesicle which merge into the urethra after passing through the prostate.

(Ejaculatory Duct, NCI Thesaurus)

A convoluted tube connecting the efferent ductules of the testicle to the vas deferens.

(Duct of the Epididymis, NCI Thesaurus)