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Definition of Ejaculatory duct

1. Noun. A part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland.

Definition of Ejaculatory duct

1. Noun. (context: anatomy) Either of a pair of ducts through which semen passes, each of which is formed by the merging of the vas deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle. ¹

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Medical Definition of Ejaculatory duct

1. The duct formed by the union of the deferent duct and the excretory duct of the seminal vesicle, which opens into the prostatic urethra. Synonym: ductus ejaculatorius, spermiduct. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Ejaculatory duct

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1870)
"... to form the ejaculatory duct. Along the inner margin of each vesícula runs ... side with the corresponding vas deferens, and forms the ejaculatory duct. ..."

2. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"... to form the ejaculatory duct. Along the inner margin of each vesícula runs the enlarged and convoluted vas deferens. ..."

3. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"In the male the canal of the epididymis, the vas deferens. and the common ejaculatory duct, are to be looked upon as directly developed from the Wolffian ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"extremities are pointed, and converge toward the base of the prostate, where each joins with the corresponding ductus deferens to form the ejaculatory duct. ..."

5. The Irrigation treatment of gonorrhœa: Its Local Complications and Sequelæ by Ferdinand Charles Valentine (1900)
"At opportune moments (coitus or nocturnal emission) the spermatozoa are thrown out of the vesicles through the ejaculatory duct, which perforates the ..."

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