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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Words nearby Wolffian duct
Wolff, Wolf-Ferrari, Wolffian, Wolffian body, wolffian cyst, Wolffian duct, wolffian rest, Wolffian ridge, wolffish, Wölfflin, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
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Medical 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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