ejaculatory duct

noun Anatomy.

a canal through which semen is ejaculated: in human males, the canal that passes from the seminal vesicle and vas deferens, conveying semen to the urethra.

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Origin of ejaculatory duct

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby ejaculatory duct

ejaculatio praecox, ejaculatio precox, ejaculation, ejaculator, ejaculatory, ejaculatory duct, ejaculatory incompetence, eject, ejecta, ejection, ejection capsule
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Medical definitions for ejaculatory duct

ejaculatory duct

n.

The duct that is formed by the union of the deferent duct and the excretory duct of the seminal vesicle and opens into the prostatic urethra.spermiduct
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