- oviduct ovi·duct n
- ['ɒvɪˌdʌkt]
ovidotto
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
oviduct ovi·duct n
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oviduct — [ō′vi dukt΄, äv′idukt΄] n. [ModL oviductus: see OVI & DUCT] a duct or tube through which the ova pass from an ovary to the uterus or to the outside … English World dictionary
oviduct — ovi·duct … English syllables
oviduct — SYN: uterine tube. [ovi + L. ductus, a leading, fr. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] * * * ovi·duct ō və .dəkt n a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary * * * n. see Fallopian tube * * * ovi·duct (oґvĭ dukt″) [ovi + duct] 1 … Medical dictionary
oviduct — o•vi•duct [[t]ˈoʊ vɪˌdʌkt[/t]] n. anat. zool. a tube through which ova are transported from the ovary to the outside or into the uterus • Etymology: 1830–40; < NL ōviductus. See ovi , duct o vi•duc′tal, adj … From formal English to slang
oviduct — oviducal /oh vi dooh keuhl, dyooh /, oviductal, adj. /oh vi dukt /, n. Anat., Zool. 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. Cf.… … Universalium
oviduct — /ˈoʊvidʌkt/ (say ohveedukt) noun one of a pair of ducts which lead from the ovaries to the exterior in the female and serve to transport and nourish the ova. Also, (in humans and other mammals), fallopian tube. {New Latin ōviductus, from Latin… …
