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oviduct
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oviduct: see fallopian tube fallopian tube (fəlō`pēən)
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oviduct
the tube through which ova are conveyed from an ovary

oviduct [′ō·və‚dəkt]
(anatomy)
A tube that serves to conduct ova from the ovary to the exterior or to an intermediate organ such as the uterus. Also known in mammals as Fallopian tube; uterine tube.


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Scientists speculate that those youngsters use them to graze on the linings of their mothers' oviducts as they slide by.
Serial 4-5 [micro]m cross sections were made through the ovaries, oviducts, and uterine horns, which were stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
Although a low proportion of reconstructed embryos could implant after their transfer into the oviducts of foster mothers (less than 5%), at least some of them can develop into normal young.
 
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