oviduct

[oh-vi-duhkt] /ˈoʊ vɪˌdʌkt/
noun, Anatomy, Zoology
1.
either of a pair of tubes that transport the ova from the ovary to the exterior, the distal ends of which form the uterus and vagina in higher mammals.
Compare fallopian tube.
Origin
1830-40; < Neo-Latin ōviductus. See ovi-, duct
Related forms
oviducal
[oh-vi-doo-kuh l, -dyoo-] /ˌoʊ vɪˈdu kəl, -ˈdyu-/ (Show IPA), oviductal, adjective
Examples from the web for oviduct
  • This shape results from the egg being forced through the oviduct.
  • Muscles contract the oviduct behind the egg, pushing it forward.
  • In the second type, the oocytes are conveyed to the exterior through the oviduct.
British Dictionary definitions for oviduct

oviduct

/ˈɒvɪˌdʌkt; ˈəʊ-/
noun
1.
the tube through which ova are conveyed from an ovary Also called (in mammals) Fallopian tube
Derived Forms
oviducal (ˌɒvɪˈdjuːkəl; ˌəʊ-), oviductal, adjective
Word Origin and History for oviduct
n.

1757, from Modern Latin oviductus, from ovi ductus "channel of an egg;" see egg (n.) + duke (n.).

oviduct in Medicine

oviduct o·vi·duct (ō'vĭ-dŭkt')
n.
See fallopian tube.

o'vi·duc'tal or o'vi·du'cal (-dōō'kəl, -dyōō'-) adj.
oviduct in Science
oviduct
  (ō'vĭ-dŭkt')   
A tube through which eggs or egg cells (oocytes) are carried to the uterus in mammals or to the outside of the body in other animals. The fallopian tubes are oviducts.
Encyclopedia Article for oviduct

fallopian tube

either of a pair of long narrow ducts located in the human female abdominal cavity that transport the male sperm cells to the egg, provide a suitable environment for fertilization, and transport the egg from the ovary, where it is produced, to the central channel (lumen) of the uterus.

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