vas

¹

[ vas ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology, Botany.

, plural va·sa [vey, -s, uh].

1. a vessel or duct.

vas-

²

1. variant of vaso- before a vowel:

   vasectomy.

vas-

¹

combining_form

1. See vaso-
   a variant of vaso-

vas

²

/ væs /

noun

1. anatomy zoology a vessel, duct, or tube that carries a fluid

Word History and Origins

Origin of vas¹

First recorded in 1645–55, vas is from the Latin word vās vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of vas¹

C17: from Latin: vessel

Example Sentences

Contraline’s contraceptive works by blocking semen from getting through the vas deferens.

From Singularity Hub 

Vasalgel, a reversible form of male birth control, just took one step closer to your vas deferens.

From The Daily Beast

Vasalgel, a reversible, non-hormonal polymer that blocks the vas deferens, is about to enter human trials.

From The Daily Beast

One of the things I love to do is offload a bunch of tasks to my VAs around 9PM each night.

From The Daily Beast

Et addit: "Dixi perfectam, id est, quae fit cum effusione veri seminis in vas muliebre."

From Project Gutenberg

She hat haar as prown ash a pretzel,Her eyes vas himmel-plue, Und ven dey looket indo mine,Dey shplit mine heart in two.

From Project Gutenberg

I vas know Adrian Brackel vell—he sell de powders dat empty men's stomach, and fill him's own purse.

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I beg your pardon,' says the artist, 'I quite forgot poor Mary vas dere.

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He vould haf drowed der kitchen stof ad me, only it vas hotter as he could hantle.

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