“duct of”

The following 7 entries include the term duct of.

duct of Bartholin

noun

: a relatively large duct draining the sublingual gland and opening into Wharton's duct or near it

duct of Bellini

noun

: any of the large excretory ducts of the uriniferous tubules of the kidney that open on the free surface of the papillae

duct of Cuvier

noun

: either of a pair of large transverse venous sinuses that conduct blood from the cardinal veins to the sinus venosus of the vertebrate embryo

duct of Gartner

noun

duct of Rivinus

noun

: any of several small inconstant efferent ducts of the sublingual gland

duct of Santorini

noun

duct of Wirsung

noun

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