Müllerian duct

noun

variants or Mullerian duct or müllerian duct or mullerian duct
: either of a pair of embryonic ducts parallel to the Wolffian ducts and giving rise in the female to the fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, and upper portion of the vagina

called also paramesonephric duct

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“Müllerian duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/M%C3%BCllerian%20duct. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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