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Wolffian — Wolff i*an, a. (Anat.) Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733 1794), the founder of modern embryology. [1913 Webster] {Wolffian body}, the mesonephros. {Wolffian duct}, the duct from the Wolffian body. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wolffian — wolffián adj. m., pl. wolffiéni; f. sg. wolffiánă, pl. wolffiéne Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
wolffian — Relating to or described by Kaspar Wolff. * * * wolf·fi·an (woolґfe ən) described by Kaspar Friedrich Wolff, as wolffian body (mesonephros), cyst, duct (mesonephric duct), and ridge (mesonephric ridge) … Medical dictionary
Wolffian body — Wolffian Wolff i*an, a. (Anat.) Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733 1794), the founder of modern embryology. [1913 Webster] {Wolffian body}, the mesonephros. {Wolffian duct}, the duct from the Wolffian body. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wolffian duct — Wolffian Wolff i*an, a. (Anat.) Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733 1794), the founder of modern embryology. [1913 Webster] {Wolffian body}, the mesonephros. {Wolffian duct}, the duct from the Wolffian body. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wolffian duct — n the duct of the mesonephros that persists in the female chiefly as part of the epoophoron and in the male as the duct system leaving the testis and including the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct called also Leydig … Medical dictionary
Wolffian body — [wool′fē ən, vôl′fē ən] n. [after K. F. Wolff (1733 94), Ger embryologist who described it] the transitory mesonephros of higher vertebrates that functions as a kidney in the embryo and is replaced by the adult kidney … English World dictionary
Wolffian tubules — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 252 GrayPage = 1205 Caption = Section of the fold in the mesonephros of a chick embryo of the fourth day. Wolffian tubules are labeled to the right. Caption2 = Enlarged view from the front… … Wikipedia
Wolffian duct — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = d. mesonephricus, d. Wolffi GraySubject = 252 GrayPage = 1205 Caption = Urogenital sinus of female human embryo of eight and a half to nine weeks old. Caption2 = Transverse section of a chick embryo of… … Wikipedia
wolffian body — noun Usage: often capitalized W Etymology: wolffian (II) : mesonephros * * * Embryol. the mesonephros. [1835 45; named after Kaspar Friedrich WOLFF; see IAN] * * * Wolffian body noun The organ of excretion in the embryo, t … Useful english dictionary
wolffian duct — noun Usage: often capitalized W Etymology: wolffian (II) : mesonephric duct * * * (sometimes l.c.) Embryol. a duct, draining the mesonephros of the embryo, that becomes the vas deferens in males and vestigial in females. [1875 80; named after K.… … Useful english dictionary
