vas efferens

[ vas ef-uh-renz, -er-uhnz ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural va·sa ef·fer·en·ti·a [vey, -s, uh, ef-, uh, -, ren, -shee-, uh, -sh, uh],

1. any of a number of short ducts that carry sperm from the testis to the epididymis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vas efferens¹

1855–60; < New Latin: literally, vessel for carrying out. See vas, efferent

Example Sentences

In the segment immediately behind the last vas efferens was a fully developed segmental tube.

From Project Gutenberg

In a somewhat older embryo there was connected with the anterior vas efferens a peculiar structure represented on Pl.

From Project Gutenberg