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vas deferens

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Etymology

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From New Latin vās dēferēns, itself from vās (vessel, duct) +‎ dēferēns (carrying off, present active participle of dēferō (to carry off)).

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Noun

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vas deferens (plural vasa deferentia)

  1. (anatomy) The duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.

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Latin

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Noun

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vās dēferēns n (genitive vāsis dēferentis); third declension

  1. (New Latin, anatomy) vas deferens
    Synonym: ductus dēferēns

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem) with a third-declension participle.

singular plural
nominative vās dēferēns vāsa dēferentia
genitive vāsis dēferentis vāsōrum dēferentium
dative vāsī dēferentī vāsīs dēferentibus
accusative vās dēferēns vāsa dēferentia
ablative vāse dēferente
vāse dēferentī
vāsīs dēferentibus
vocative vās dēferēns vāsa dēferentia

Descendants

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  • English: vas deferens