Wolffian

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[woolf-ee-uhn, voolf-] / ˈwʊlf i ən, ˈvʊlf- /

adjective

1. relating to or first described by the German anatomist and physiologist Kaspar Friedrich Wolff.

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noun

• Wolffians
  plural

1. a person, especially an anatomist, physiologist, or biologist, whose work is based on or influenced by the theories of Kaspar Friedrich Wolff.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Wolffianism
  noun
• Wolffianly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Wolffians
  plural

Example Sentences

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Wolffian

Bipotential gonads, or gonads that can develop into male or female sexual organs, are connected to a central cavity called the cloaca via Müllerian ducts and Wolffian ducts.

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Testosterone secretion stimulates growth of the male tract, the Wolffian duct.

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At the same time, testosterone secretion stimulates growth of the male tract, the Wolffian duct.

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Without these stimuli, the Müllerian duct will develop and the Wolffian duct will degrade, resulting in a female embryo.

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Fetal hormones, taking chromosomal cues, inhibit Miillerian structures, promote Wolffian ducts.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides