- ovi·duct
- /ˈoʊvəˌdʌkt/ noun, pl -ducts [count]biology : a tube through which eggs pass from the ovary of a female animal
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ovi — ovi·bos; ovi·capsule; ovi·cell; ovi·ci·dal; ovi·cide; ovi·cyst; ovi·dae; ovi·du·cal; ovi·duct; ovi·genesis; ovi·ger; ovi·jec·tor; ovi·na·tion; ovi·par·i·ty; ovi·pos·it; ovi·pos·i·tor; ovi·sac; ovi·scapt; ovi·spermary; syn·ovi·al; syn·ovi·o·ma;… … English syllables
duct — ab·duct; aq·ue·duct; cal·i·duct; cir·cum·duct; coe·lo·mo·duct; con·duct·ance; con·duct·ment; de·duct·ibil·i·ty; dor·si·duct; duct·ed; duct·ing; duct·less; duct; gon·a·duct; gon·o·duct; in·duct; in·duct·ee; ne·phrid·io·duct; ner·vi·duct; ovi·duct; … English syllables
oviduct — ovi·duct … English syllables
oviduct — SYN: uterine tube. [ovi + L. ductus, a leading, fr. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] * * * ovi·duct ō və .dəkt n a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary * * * n. see Fallopian tube * * * ovi·duct (oґvĭ dukt″) [ovi + duct] 1 … Medical dictionary
oviduct — o•vi•duct [[t]ˈoʊ vɪˌdʌkt[/t]] n. anat. zool. a tube through which ova are transported from the ovary to the outside or into the uterus • Etymology: 1830–40; < NL ōviductus. See ovi , duct o vi•duc′tal, adj … From formal English to slang
oviduct — [ō′vi dukt΄, äv′idukt΄] n. [ModL oviductus: see OVI & DUCT] a duct or tube through which the ova pass from an ovary to the uterus or to the outside … English World dictionary
oviduct — oviducal /oh vi dooh keuhl, dyooh /, oviductal, adj. /oh vi dukt /, n. Anat., Zool. either of a pair of tubes that transport the ova from the ovary to the exterior, the distal ends of which form the uterus and vagina in higher mammals. Cf.… … Universalium
si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; … English syllables
oviduct — /ˈoʊvidʌkt/ (say ohveedukt) noun one of a pair of ducts which lead from the ovaries to the exterior in the female and serve to transport and nourish the ova. Also, (in humans and other mammals), fallopian tube. {New Latin ōviductus, from Latin… …
List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes — This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek, but also in Latin, have a… … Wikipedia
