oviduct
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vɪˌdʌkt
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oviduct (ˈɒvɪˌdʌkt, ˈəʊ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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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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Example sentences from the web
This shape results from the egg being forced through the oviduct.
Muscles contract the oviduct behind the egg, pushing it forward.
In the second type, the oocytes are conveyed to the exterior through the oviduct.
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