oviduct Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
    uterine tube; Fallopian tube.

WordNet


O"vi*duct noun
Etymology
Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also called Fallopian tubes.

Webster 1913