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oviduct

[ oh-vi-duhkt ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. either of a pair of tubes that transport the ova from the ovary to the exterior, the distal ends of which form the uterus and vagina in higher mammals.


oviduct

/ ˈəʊ-; ˌəʊ-; ˈɒvɪˌdʌkt; ˌɒvɪˈdjuːkəl /

noun

  1. the tube through which ova are conveyed from an ovary Also called (in mammals)Fallopian tube
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

oviduct

/ ōvĭ-dŭkt′ /

  1. A tube through which eggs or egg cells (oocytes) are carried to the uterus in mammals or to the outside of the body in other animals. The fallopian tubes are oviducts.
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Derived Forms

  • oviducal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • o·vi·du·cal [oh-vi-, doo, -k, uh, l, -, dyoo, -], ovi·ductal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oviduct1

From the New Latin word ōviductus, dating back to 1830–40. See ovi-, duct
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Example Sentences

When that process is working correctly, one yolk at a time is released into her oviduct.

Eggshells form quickly—within 24 hours inside the bird’s oviduct—and promptly trap proteins inside the calcium and mineral crystals that form the shell.

Instagram has the capacity to grow oviducts now?

"Fertilization takes place in the oviductal glands as the mature eggs pass through them on their way out of the oviducts," the museum continued, adding these creatures can lay up to 500,000 eggs.

Even when they are no longer obvious, algal DNA remains detectable in adult salamanders in the oviducts and the male reproductive tract.

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