vas efferens

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

/ ˈvæs ˈɛf əˌrɛnz, -ər ənz /

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noun, plural va·sa ef·fer·en·ti·a

[vey-suh-ef-uh-ren-shee-uh, -shuh], /ˈveɪ sə ˌɛf əˈrɛn ʃi ə, -ʃə/, Anatomy.

any of a number of short ducts that carry sperm from the testis to the epididymis.

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Origin of vas efferens

1855–60; <New Latin: literally, vessel for carrying out. See vas, efferent

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Et addit: "Dixi perfectam, id est, quae fit cum effusione veri seminis in vas muliebre."
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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.
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I vas know Adrian Brackel vell—he sell de powders dat empty men's stomach, and fill him's own purse.
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I beg your pardon,' says the artist, 'I quite forgot poor Mary vas dere.
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He vould haf drowed der kitchen stof ad me, only it vas hotter as he could hantle.
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vas efferens

[ văs′ ĕf′ər-ənz, -ə-rĕnz′ ]

n. pl. vasa ef•fer•en•ti•a (ĕf′ə-rĕn′shē-ə)

Any of a number of small ducts that carry semen from the testis to the epididymis.