vas deferens

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Etymology

From Latin vās (“vessel, duct”) + dēferēns (“carrying off”), present active participle of dēferō (“carry off”).

Noun

vas deferens (plural vasa deferentia or vasa deferentes)

  1. (anatomy) The duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.

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