Wolffian Duct Definition

noun
The embryonic duct of the mesonephros, which in the male becomes the vas deferens and in both sexes gives rise to the ureter.
American Heritage Medicine

A paired organ found in mammals including humans during embryogenesis.

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Other Word Forms of Wolffian Duct

Noun

Singular:
Wolffian duct
Plural:
wolffian-ducts

Origin of Wolffian Duct

  • After Caspar Friedrich Wolff, German physiologist.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Kaspar Friedrich Wolff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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