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animal oviduct
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Definitions related to animal oviduct:
  • (oviduct) The tubular tract in female animals through which eggs are discharged either to the exterior or, in mammals, to the uterus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (oviducts) Ducts that serve exclusively for the passage of eggs from the ovaries to the exterior of the body. In non-mammals, they are termed oviducts. In mammals, they are highly specialized and known as FALLOPIAN TUBES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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