the duct that conveys spermatozoa from the epididymis to the urethra
Word origin
C16: from New Latin, from Latin vās vessel + deferēns, present participle of deferre to bear away
Examples of 'vasa deferentia' in a sentence
vasa deferentia
The vasa deferentia had a normal tissue structure, although hypoplastic.
Marcos R.F. Mattos, Lucilene Simões-Mattos, Célso Pilati, Lúcia D.M. Silva, SheylaF.S. Domingues 2010, 'Intersexuality in a crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) Intersexualidade em uma raposa(Cerdocyon thous)', Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2010000600007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Doppler ultrasonography confirmed absence of waveforms in both vasa deferentia with arterial signal in the accompanying vessel.
Maxwell C. Breitinger, Evan H. Roszkowski, Adam J. Bauermeister, Andrew A. Rosenthal 2016, 'Duplicate Vas Deferens Encountered during Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Case Report andLiterature Review', Case Reports in Surgeryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8324925. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)