seminal duct

noun

: a tube or passage serving especially or exclusively as an efferent duct of the testis and in the human male being made up of the epididymis, the vas deferens, and the ejaculatory duct

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This highly effective ejaculation has traditionally been credited to a chitinous-muscular structure within the seminal duct, which has been interpreted as a sperm pump. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seminal duct was in 1882

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“Seminal duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seminal%20duct. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

seminal duct

noun
: a tube or passage serving especially or exclusively as an efferent duct of the testis and in humans being made up of the tubules of the epididymis, the vas deferens, and the ejaculatory duct
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