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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ovi·duct \\ˈō-və-ˌdəkt\\ noun ETYMOLOGY New Latin oviductus, from ov- + ductus duct DATE 1672 : a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary • ovi·duc·tal \\ˌō-və-ˈdək-təl\\ adjective English Etymology oviduct 1757, from Mod.L. oviductus, from ovi ductus "channel of an egg;" see egg (1) + duke. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 oviduct ovi·duct / 5EuvidQkt; NAmE 5ou- / noun (anatomy 解) either of the tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries in women and female animals 输卵管 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ovi·duct \ˈōvəˌdəkt\ noun Etymology: New Latin oviductus, from Latin ov- + New Latin ductus duct — more at duct : a tube that serves exclusively or especially for the passage of eggs from an ovary to the exterior of an animal or to some part communicating with the exterior whether directly continuous with the ovary or (as in most vertebrates) distinct from it, that receives the eggs only after their discharge into the body cavity, and that is often modified for secreting a shell or other covering for the eggs or has a part modified to form a uterus in which the eggs or embryos develop • ovi·duc·tal \|ōvə|dəktəl\ adjective |
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