ejaculatory duct

noun

, Anatomy.

1. a canal through which semen is ejaculated: in human males, the canal that passes from the seminal vesicle and vas deferens, conveying semen to the urethra.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ejaculatory duct¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

The ejaculatory duct which opens on the ninth abdominal sternum in the adult male arises in the tenth abdominal embryonic segment and subsequently moves forward.

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But might not these have been the openings of the ejaculatory ducts?

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It is hyper-sensitive, especially in that portion just in front of the bladder, where the ejaculatory ducts open into it.

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It has rather a complicated organism, but it has no ejaculatory duct.

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