| ductus pharyngobranchialis III | A narrow communication between the third branchial pouch and the pharynx in the embryo. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ductus pharyngobranchialis IV | A narrow communication between the fourth branchial pouch and the pharynx in the embryo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus prostatici | About 20 minute canals that receive the prostatic secretion from the glandular tubules and discharge it through openings on either side of the urethral crest in the posterior wall of the urethra. Synonym: ductuli prostatici, ductus prostatici, prostatic ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus reuniens | A short membranous tube passing from the lower end of the saccule to the cochlear duct of the membranous labyrinth. Synonym: ductus reuniens, canaliculus reuniens, canalis reuniens, Hensen's canal, Hensen's duct, uniting canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus saemicirculares | Three small membranous tubes in the bony saemicircular canals that lie within the bony labyrinth and form loops of about two-thirds of a circle. The three (anterior saemicircular duct, lateral saemicircular duct, and posterior saemicircular duct) lie in planes at right angles to each other and open into the vestibule by five openings of which one is common to the anterior and lateral ducts. Each duct has an ampulla at one end within which filaments of the vestibular nerve terminate. Synonym: ductus saemicirculares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus sublinguales minores | From 8 to 20 small ducts of the sublingual salivary gland that open into the mouth on the surface of the sublingual fold; a few join the submandibular ducts. Synonym: ductus sublinguales minores, Rivinus' ducts, Walther's canals, Walther's ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus sublingualis major | The duct that drains the anterior portion of the sublingual gland; it opens at the sublingual papilla. Synonym: ductus sublingualis major, Bartholin's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus submandibularis | The duct of the submandibular salivary gland; it opens at the sublingual papilla near the frenulum of the tongue. Synonym: ductus submandibularis, ductus submaxillaris, submaxillary duct, Wharton's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus submaxillaris | The duct of the submandibular salivary gland; it opens at the sublingual papilla near the frenulum of the tongue. Synonym: ductus submandibularis, ductus submaxillaris, submaxillary duct, Wharton's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus sudoriferus | The superficial portion of the sweat gland that passes through the corium and epidermis, opening on the surface by the porus sudoriferus or sweat pore. Synonym: ductus sudoriferus, sudoriferous duct, sweat duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus thoracicus | <anatomy> The major efferent lymph duct into which lymph from most of the peripheral lymph nodes drains. Recirculating lymphocytes that have left the circulation in the lymph node return to the blood through the thoracic duct. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ductus thoracicus dexter | One of the two terminal lymph vessels, a short trunk, about 2 cm in length, formed by the union of the right jugular lymphatic vessel and vessels from the lymph nodes of the right superior limb, thoracic wall, and both lungs; it lies on the right side of the root of the neck and empties into the right brachiocephalic vein. Synonym: ductus lymphaticus dexter, ductus thoracicus dexter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus thyroglossus | A transitory endodermal tube in the embryo, carrying thyroid-forming tissue at its caudal end; normally, the duct disappears after the thyroid has moved to its definitive location in the neck; its point of origin is regularly marked on the root of the adult tongue by the foramen caecum; occasionally, its incomplete regression results in the formation of cysts along its embryonic course. See: pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland. Synonym: ductus thyroglossus, thyrolingual duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus utriculosaccularis | A duct that connects the inner aspect of the utricle with the endolymphatic duct a short distance from its origin from the saccule. Synonym: ductus utriculosaccularis, Bottcher's canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus venosus | In the foetus, continuation of the left umbilical vein through the liver to the vena cava inferior; after birth, its lumen becomes obliterated, forming the ligamentum venosum. Ductus venosus arantii, rarely used term for ductus venosus. (05 Mar 2000) |