oviduct

o·vi·duct  (v-dkt)

n.

A tube through which the ova pass from the ovary to the uterus or to the outside.

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ovi·ductal adj.

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oviduct

Noun

Anat the tube through which eggs are conveyed from an ovary [Latin ovum egg + ducere to lead]

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oviduct  (v-dkt)

A tube through which eggs or egg cells (oocytes) are carried to the uterus in mammals or to the outside of the body in other animals. The fallopian tubes are oviducts.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oviduct - either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus Fallopian tube, uterine tube salpinx - a tube in the uterus or the ear female reproductive system - the reproductive system of females female internal reproductive organ - the reproductive organs of a woman uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus