- aberrant ductules
- 1. ductules that are not usually present, or that follow an unusual course or direction. 2. ductuli aberrantes.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ductule — A minute duct. SYN: ductulus. aberrant ductules [TA] the superior or inferior diverticula of the epididymis. SYN: ductuli aberrantes [TA], aberrant ducts, ductus aberrantes, vasa aberrantia. biliary ductules the excretory ducts of the … Medical dictionary
duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
ductulus — SYN: ductule. [Mod. L. dim. of L. ductus, duct] d. aberrans inferior [TA] SYN: inferior aberrant ductule. d. aberrans superior [TA] SYN: superior aberrant ductule. ductuli aberrantes [TA] SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule. d. alveolaris,… … Medical dictionary
vas — A duct or canal conveying any liquid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen. SEE ALSO: vessel. [L. a vessel, dish] v. aberrans hepatis, pl.vasa aberrantia hepatis blind and/or atrophic … Medical dictionary
Ductus — A duct or walled passageway. Our word "duct" is a contraction of the Latin word "ductus" meaning "leading". The Romans, however, preferred the word "canalis" meaning "a pipe or gutter" for a… … Medical dictionary
epoophoron — A collection of rudimentary tubules in the mesosalpinx between the ovary and the uterine tube; composed of two portions, the longitudinal duct of epoöphoron and the transverse ductules of epoöphoron, they are the vestiges of tubules of the middle … Medical dictionary
ductuli aberrantes — [TA] aberrant ductules: blind vestiges of mesonephric tubules near the epididymis; see d. aberrans inferior and d. aberrans superior … Medical dictionary