Wolffian duct


noun (sometimes lowercase) Embryology.

a duct, draining the mesonephros of the embryo, that becomes the vas deferens in males and vestigial in females.

Origin of Wolffian duct

1875–80; named after K. F. Wolff; see -ian

Medical definitions for wolffian duct

wolffian duct

n.

A duct in the embryo draining the mesonephric tubules, becoming the vas deferens in the male and forming vestigial structures in the female. mesonephric duct