oviduct

[oh-vi-duhkt] Origin

o·vi·duct

[oh-vi-duhkt]
noun Anatomy, Zoology.
either of a pair of tubes that transport the ova from the ovary to the exterior, the distal ends of which form the uterus and vagina in higher mammals.


Origin:
1830–40; < Neo-Latin ōviductus. See ovi-, duct

o·vi·du·cal [oh-vi-doo-kuhl, -dyoo-] , o·vi·duc·tal, adjective
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Oviduct is always a great word to know.
So is floating rib. Does it mean:
one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain
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oviduct (ˈɒvɪˌdʌkt, ˈəʊ-)
 
n
Also called (in mammals): Fallopian tube the tube through which ova are conveyed from an ovary
 
oviducal
 
adj
 
ovi'ductal
 
adj

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oviduct
1757, from Mod.L. oviductus, from ovi ductus "channel of an egg;" see egg (1) + duke.
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Medical Dictionary

oviduct o·vi·duct (ō'vĭ-dŭkt')
n.
See fallopian tube.


o'vi·duc'tal or o'vi·du'cal (-d&oomacr;'kəl, -dy&oomacr;'-) adj.

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oviduct   (ō'vĭ-dŭkt')  Pronunciation Key 
A tube through which eggs or egg cells (oocytes) are carried to the uterus in mammals or to the outside of the body in other animals. The fallopian tubes are oviducts.
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oviduct

either of a pair of long narrow ducts located in the human female abdominal cavity that transport the male sperm cells to the egg, provide a suitable environment for fertilization, and transport the egg from the ovary, where it is produced, to the central channel (lumen) of the uterus.

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