ductus deferens

English

Etymology

From Latin ductus (“channel, duct”) + dēferēns (“carrying off”), present active participle of dēferō (“carry off”).

Noun

ductus deferens (plural ductus deferentes)

1. (anatomy) Synonym of vas deferens

Translations

vas deferens — see vas deferens

Latin

Noun

ductus dēferēns n (genitive ductī dēferentis); second declension

1. (New Latin, anatomy) vas deferens

   Synonym: vās dēferēns

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, nominative/accusative/vocative in -us) with a third-declension participle.

	singular	plural
nominative	ductus dēferēns	ductī dēferentia
genitive	ductī dēferentis	ductōrum dēferentium
dative	ductō dēferentī	ductīs dēferentibus
accusative	ductus dēferēns	ductōs dēferentia
ablative	ductō dēferente ductō dēferentī	ductīs dēferentibus
vocative	ductus dēferēns	ductī dēferentia

Descendants

• English: ductus deferens