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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
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First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Seminal duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seminal%20duct. Accessed 5 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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