ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Vas

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈvæs/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Vas is a noun meaning A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.

Meaning

A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.

More Meanings

  1. (specifically) Ellipsis of vas deferens.

Example Sentences

The vesiculæ are bound down, or fixed, by the vesical fascia. They are about two inches long, and, at the broadest part, which is the middle, they are from five to seven-eighths of an inch broad. They are close by the outside of the vasa, and their extremities are two inches and a half distant, for they divaricate. At the gland they approach, but have the vasa deferentia interposed, so that they do not meet.

Word Forms

Synonyms for vas

Depending on context, synonyms include vessel.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vessel, channel, sav, eva, channels, conduits.

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