Wolffian duct
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noun \ˈwu̇l-fē-ən-\Definition of WOLFFIAN DUCT
: the duct of the mesonephros that persists in the female chiefly as part of a vestigial organ and in the male as the duct system leaving the testis and including the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct
Origin of WOLFFIAN DUCT
Kaspar Friedrich Wolff
First Known Use: 1876
Wolffian duct
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of WOLFFIAN DUCT
: the duct of the mesonephros that persists in the female chiefly as part of the epoophoron and in the male as the duct system leaving the testis and including the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct—called also Leydig's duct, mesonephric duct
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