vas deferens

[ vas-def-uh-renz, -er-uhnz ]

/ ˈvæs ˈdɛf əˌrɛnz, -ər ənz /

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noun, plural va·sa de·fe·ren·ti·a

[vey-suh-def-uh-ren-shee-uh, -shuh]. /ˈveɪ sə ˌdɛf əˈrɛn ʃi ə, -ʃə/. Anatomy, Zoology.

the duct that transports the sperm from the epididymis to the penis.

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Origin of vas deferens

First recorded in 1880–85, vas deferens is from New Latin vās dēferēns literally, “vessel for carrying off.” See vas, deferent²

Words nearby vas deferens

vasculitis, vasculo-, vasculomyelinopathy, vasculopathy, vasculum, vas deferens, vase, vasectomize, vasectomy, vas efferens, Vaseline

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How to use vas deferens in a sentence

Vasalgel, a reversible form of male birth control, just took one step closer to your vas deferens.
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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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Et addit: "Dixi perfectam, id est, quae fit cum effusione veri seminis in vas muliebre."
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

She hat haar as prown ash a pretzel,Her eyes vas himmel-plue, Und ven dey looket indo mine,Dey shplit mine heart in two.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
I vas know Adrian Brackel vell—he sell de powders dat empty men's stomach, and fill him's own purse.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
I beg your pardon,' says the artist, 'I quite forgot poor Mary vas dere.
Art in England|Dutton Cook
He vould haf drowed der kitchen stof ad me, only it vas hotter as he could hantle.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for vas deferens

vas deferens

/ (ˈvæs ˈdɛfəˌrɛnz) /

noun plural vasa deferentia (ˈveɪsə ˌdɛfəˈrɛnʃɪə)

anatomy the duct that conveys spermatozoa from the epididymis to the urethra

Word Origin for vas deferens

C16: from New Latin, from Latin vās vessel + deferēns, present participle of deferre to bear away

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

Medical definitions for vas deferens

vas deferens

[ văs′ dĕf′ər-ənz, -ə-rĕnz′ ]

n. pl. vasa def•er•en•ti•a (dĕf′ə-rĕn′shē-ə)

The main secretory duct of the testicle, through which semen is carried from the epididymis to the prostatic urethra, where it ends as the ejaculatory duct.deferent duct spermatic duct spermiduct

Scientific definitions for vas deferens

vas deferens

[ văs′ dĕf′ə-rĕnz′ ]

Plural vasa deferentia (vā′zə dĕf′ə-rĕn′shē-ə)

Either of two ducts through which sperm passes from a testis to the outside of the body. In mammals, the vas deferens connects the testis to the urethra.