: a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary
oviductal
ˌō-və-ˈdək-tᵊl
adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe researchers tried again, inserting the family’s genetic variant into the DNA of a mouse egg, injecting that into the coils of a mother’s oviduct. Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022 And in some of these caecilians, scientists have found that the young will begin feeding on their mother before being born by gnawing away at the swollen lining of her oviduct. Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 27 June 2019 But the working theory is that they are forged when ovulation occurs too rapidly or when one yolk catches up with another slow-moving yolk in a hen’s oviduct. Mari Uyehara, Bon Appetit, 27 Mar. 2018 Alternatively, bacteria in the hen's ovary or oviduct can get to the egg before the shell forms around it. Faith Karimi, CNN, 12 May 2018 Alternatively, bacteria in the hen's ovary or oviduct can get to the egg before the shell forms around it, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. Susan Scutti, CNN, 19 Apr. 2018 These masses are caused by salpingitis, an inflammation of the chicken's oviduct cause by an infection. Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2017 These masses are caused by salpingitis, an inflammation of the chicken's oviduct cause by an infection. Jessica Mattern, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2017 When a bird begins creating an egg, the animal pumps the egg through an oviduct, a passageway of glands like a factory line. Ben Guarino, sacbee.com, 22 June 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
New Latin oviductus, from ov- + ductus duct
First Known Use
1672, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
oviduct
noun
ovi·duct ˈō-və-ˌdəkt
: a tube that allows for the passage of eggs from an ovary