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ductus deferens

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
duc-tus def-er-ens
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of vas deferens.

Etymology

From Latin ductus (“channel, duct”) + dēferēns (“carrying off”), present active participle of dēferō (“carry off”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ductus deferentes (plural)

Synonyms

vas deferens

Questions

What does ductus deferens mean?
Synonym of vas deferens.
Where does ductus deferens come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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