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MeSH Heading: Vas Deferens
Tree Number(s): A05.360.444.930
Unique ID: D014649
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014649
Annotation: /surg: consider also VASECTOMY
Scope Note: The excretory duct of the testes that carries SPERMATOZOA. It rises from the SCROTUM and joins the SEMINAL VESICLES to form the ejaculatory duct.
Entry Term(s): Ductus Deferens
NLM Classification #: WJ 780
See Also: Vasectomy; Vasovasostomy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03

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Vas Deferens MeSH Descriptor Data 2025