Wolff

[ vawlf; English woo lf ]

/ vɔlf; English wʊlf /

noun

Chris·ti·an von

[kris-tee-ahn fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn fən/, Baron.Also Wolf.1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.

Kas·par Frie·drich

[kahs-pahr free-drikh] /ˈkɑs pɑr ˈfri drɪx/,1733–94, German anatomist and physiologist.

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Wolff·i·an, adjective

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In the Amniota, at all events, they are processes of a special longitudinal ridge known as the Wolffian ridge.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
Openings of ureters in Wolffian duct in the female (fig. 3).

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
These muscles belong really to the muscles in connection with the Mllerian and Wolffian ducts and skin, not to the cloacal region.

The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell
Its anterior section, in front of the Wolffian body, undergoes a more or less complete atrophy.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour

This rod (Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10) situated between the germinal epithelium and Wolffian duct is continued backward for some sections.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 |Francis Maitland Balfour

Medical definitions for wolffian (1 of 2)

Wolffian

adj.

Relating to or described by Kaspar Friedrich Wolff.

Medical definitions for wolffian (2 of 2)

Wolff

[ vôlf ]

Kaspar Friedrich 1733-1794

German anatomist noted for his pioneering work in embryology. His chief work, Theoria Generationis (1759), refuted the theory of preformation, which held that the embryo is a fully formed miniature adult.

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Wolff

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