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Definition of vas deferens noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vas deferens

noun
 
/ˌvæs ˈdefərenz/
 
/ˌvæs ˈdefərenz/
(plural vasa deferentia
 
/ˌveɪsə defəˈrenʃiə/
 
/ˌveɪsə defəˈrenʃiə/
)
(anatomy)
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  1. the tube through which sperm pass from the testis on their way out of the body
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from vas + Latin deferens ‘carrying away’, present participle of deferre.
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