First Known Use: 1876
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Wolffian duct
noun Wolff·ian duct \ˈwu̇l-fē-ən-\
Definition of WOLFFIAN DUCT
: the duct of the mesonephros that persists in the female chiefly as part of a vestigial organ and in the male as the duct system leaving the testis and including the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct
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Origin of WOLFFIAN DUCT
Kaspar Friedrich Wolff
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Wolffian duct
noun
Medical Definition of WOLFFIAN DUCT
: the duct of the mesonephros that persists in the female chiefly as part of the epoophoron and in the male as the duct system leaving the testis and including the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct—called also Leydig's duct, mesonephric duct
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