| Pronunciation: | | 'owvi`dukt
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| Matching Terms: | | oviducal
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| | Definition: | | [n] either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus |
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| | Synonyms: | | Fallopian tube, uterine tube |
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| | See Also: | | female internal reproductive organ, female reproductive system, salpinx, uterus, womb |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O"vi*duct\, n. [Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.] (Anat.)
A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the
exterior of the animal or to the part where further
development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also
called {Fallopian tubes}.
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