ejaculatory duct

ejaculatory duct   n.  Either of the paired ducts in males, formed by the junction of the seminal ducts with the vas deferens, that pass through the prostate and empty into the urethra, and through which semen is ejaculated.

Main Entry: ejaculatory duct
Function: noun
: either of the paired ducts in the human male that are formed by the junction of the duct from the seminal vesicle with thevas deferens, pass through the prostate, and open into or close to the prostatic utricle called also ductus ejaculatorius

ejaculatory duct n.
The duct that is formed by the union of the deferent duct and the excretory duct of the seminal vesicle and opens into the prostatic urethra. Also called spermiduct.

ejaculatory duct

either of two hollow tubes, each formed by union of the ampulla of a ductus deferens (q.v.) and the excretory duct of a seminal vesicle (q.v.). The ducts, which open into the urethra about halfway through the prostate gland (q.v.), function to mix the sperm stored in the ampulla with fluids secreted by the seminal vesicles and to transport these substances to the prostate

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