vas

[vas] /væs/

noun, plural vasa

[vey-suh] /ˈveɪ sə/ (Show IPA). Anatomy, Zoology, Botany

a vessel or duct.

Origin

1645-55; < Latin vās vessel

vas-

variant of vaso- before a vowel:

vasectomy.

British Dictionary definitions for vas

/væs/

noun (pl) vasa (ˈveɪsə)

(anatomy, zoology) a vessel, duct, or tube that carries a fluid

Word Origin

C17: from Latin: vessel

combining form

a variant of vaso-

Word Origin and History for vas

plural vasa, Latin, literally "vessel." Vas deferens (plural vasa defferentia) is from 1570s.

vas in Medicine

vas (vās)
n. pl va·sa (vā'zə)
An anatomical duct or canal conveying any liquid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.

vas- pref.
Variant of vaso-.