Excretory ducts

  • 1excretory — adjective Date: circa 1681 of, relating to, or functioning in excretion < excretory ducts > …

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  • 2excretory — Relating to excretion. * * * ex·cre·to·ry ek skrə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj of, relating to, or functioning in excretion &LT;excretory ducts&GT; …

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  • 3Excretory duct of seminal gland — Prostate with seminal vesicles and seminal ducts, viewed from in front and above …

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  • 4Excretory system — The excretory system is a passive biological system that removes excess, unnecessary or dangerous materials from an organism, so as to help maintain homeostasis within the organism and prevent damage to the body. It is responsible for the&#8230; …

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  • 5Efferent ducts — Schematic drawing of testicle and epididymis. 1 Tunica albuginea, 2 Septula testis, 3 Lobulus testis, 4 Mediastinum testis, 5 Tubuli seminiferi contorti, 6 Tubuli seminiferi recti, 7 Rete testis, 8 Ductuli efferen …

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  • 6Prostatic ducts — Latin ductuli prostatici Gray s subject #263 1253 The prostatic ducts (or prostatic ductules) open into the floor of the prostatic portion of the urethra, and are lined by two layers of epithelium, the inner layer consisting of columnar and the …

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  • 7duct — 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 …

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  • 8Salivary gland — Salivary glands: #1 is Parotid gland, #2 is Submandibular gland, #3 is Sublingual gland …

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  • 9gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is&#8230; …

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  • 10human embryology — ▪ biology Introduction       the process encompassing the period from the formation of an embryo, through the development of a fetus, to birth.       The human body, like that of most animals, develops from a single cell produced by the union of&#8230; …

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