| ductus cysticus | <anatomy> A bile duct that connects the gallbladder to the common bile duct. A gallstone that blocks the cystic duct can lead to inflammation and infection of the gallbladder. See: common bile duct. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| ductus deferens | The secretory duct of the testicle, running from the epididymis, of which it is the continuation, to the prostatic urethra where it terminates as the ejaculatory duct. Synonym: deferent canal, deferent duct, spermatic duct, spermiduct, testicular duct, vas deferens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus deferens vestigialis | A rudimentary vestige of the mesonephric duct in the female into which the tubules of the epoophoron open; it is located in the broad ligament of the uterus, parallel with the lateral part of the uterine tube, and in the lateral walls of the cervix and vagina. Synonym: ductus epoophori longitudinalis, ductus deferens vestigialis, Gartner's canal, Gartner's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus dorsopancreaticus | The excretory duct of the head of the pancreas, one branch of which joins the pancreatic duct, the other opening independently into the duodenum at the lesser duodenal papilla. Synonym: ductus pancreaticus accessorius, Bernard's canal, Bernard's duct, ductus dorsopancreaticus, Santorini's canal, Santorini's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus ejaculatorius | The duct formed by the union of the deferent duct and the excretory duct of the seminal vesicle, which opens into the prostatic urethra. Synonym: ductus ejaculatorius, spermiduct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus endolymphaticus | Duct connecting the endolymphatic sac with the membranous labyrinth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ductus epididymidis | A convoluted tube into which the efferent ductules open and which itself terminates in the ductus deferens. Synonym: ductus epididymidis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus epoophori longitudinalis | A rudimentary vestige of the mesonephric duct in the female into which the tubules of the epoophoron open; it is located in the broad ligament of the uterus, parallel with the lateral part of the uterine tube, and in the lateral walls of the cervix and vagina. Synonym: ductus epoophori longitudinalis, ductus deferens vestigialis, Gartner's canal, Gartner's duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus excretorius | A duct carrying the secretion from a gland or a fluid from any reservoir. Synonym: ductus excretorius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus excretorius vesiculae seminalis | The passage leading from a seminal vesicle to the ejaculatory duct. Synonym: ductus excretorius vesiculae seminalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus glandulae bulbourethralis | The long slender duct on each side passing down through the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm to enter the bulb of the penis and course forward 2 or 3 cm before terminating in the urethra. Synonym: ductus glandulae bulbourethralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus hemithoracicus | An accessory thoracic duct, usually emptying into the thoracic duct but sometimes discharging independently into the right subclavian vein. Synonym: ductus hemithoracicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus hepaticus communis | The part of the biliary duct system that is formed by the confluence of right and left hepatic ducts. at the porta hepatis it is joined by the cystic duct to become the common bile duct. Synonym: ductus hepaticus communis, hepatocystic duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus hepaticus dexter | The duct that transmits bile to the common hepatic duct from the right half of the liver and the right part of the caudate lobe. Synonym: ductus hepaticus dexter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ductus hepaticus sinister | The duct that drains bile from the left half of the liver, including the quadrate lobe and the left part of the caudate lobe. Synonym: ductus hepaticus sinister. (05 Mar 2000) |