vas

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noun, plural va·sa

[vey-suh] /ˈveɪ sə/. Anatomy, Zoology, Botany.

a vessel or duct.

Origin of vas

First recorded in 1645–55, vas is from the Latin word vās vessel

vas-

variant of vaso- before a vowel: vasectomy.

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Examples from the Web for vas

Contemporary Examples

Vasalgel, a reversible form of male birth control, just took one step closer to your vas deferens.
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Samantha Allen
September 9, 2014
Vasalgel, a reversible, non-hormonal polymer that blocks the vas deferens, is about to enter human trials.
Male Birth Control, Without Condoms, Will Be Here by 2017
Samantha Allen
September 9, 2014
One of the things I love to do is offload a bunch of tasks to my VAs around 9PM each night.
Just Don’t Do It: Why You Should Outsource More of Your Life
Ari Meisel
February 22, 2014

Historical Examples

If you vas not busy I should so like just one half-hour of conversation.
Is He Popenjoy?
Anthony Trollope
It vas not so soft, sleeping on Frau Nature's heart in the desert, nicht wahr!
The Forbidden Trail
Honor Willsie
I beg your pardon,' says the artist, 'I quite forgot poor Mary vas dere.
Art in England
Dutton Cook
Sister Mariechen vas sitting on a pench, and she ask me what I want.
Boyhood
Leo Tolstoy
Johann drew ze fatal nomper, and me vas not necessary to pe Soldat.
Boyhood
Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for vas

vas

noun plural vasa (ˈveɪsə)

anatomy zoology a vessel, duct, or tube that carries a fluid

Word Origin

C17: from Latin: vessel

vas-

combining form

a variant of vaso-

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Word Origin and History for vas

n.

plural vasa, Latin, literally "vessel." Vas deferens (plural vasa defferentia) is from 1570s.

vas in Medicine

vas

(văs)

n. pl. va•sa (vā′zə)

An anatomical duct or canal conveying any liquid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.

vas-

pref.

Variant ofvaso-

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Examples from the Web for vas

Contemporary Examples

Vasalgel, a reversible form of male birth control, just took one step closer to your vas deferens.

Vasalgel, a reversible, non-hormonal polymer that blocks the vas deferens, is about to enter human trials.

One of the things I love to do is offload a bunch of tasks to my VAs around 9PM each night.

Historical Examples

If you vas not busy I should so like just one half-hour of conversation.

It vas not so soft, sleeping on Frau Nature's heart in the desert, nicht wahr!

I beg your pardon,' says the artist, 'I quite forgot poor Mary vas dere.

Sister Mariechen vas sitting on a pench, and she ask me what I want.

Johann drew ze fatal nomper, and me vas not necessary to pe Soldat.

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Word Origin

vas-

Word Origin and History for vas

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Origin of vas