Wolffian duct
noun (sometimes lowercase) Embryology.
a duct, draining the mesonephros of the embryo, that becomes the vas deferens in males and vestigial in females.
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Medicine definitions for wolffian duct
wolffian duct
n.
A duct in the embryo draining the mesonephric tubules, becoming the vas deferens in the male and forming vestigial structures in the female.mesonephric duct
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