Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A vessel or duct.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy and zoology, a vas-culum or vessel, as a tube, duct, or conduit conveying blood, lymph, or other fluid
- noun The aberrant ducts of the testis. See
aberrant . - noun Bile-ducts running an unusual course in the liver.
- noun Tributaries to the splenic vein, corresponding to the arterial vasa brevia.
- noun The efferent lymphatic vessels: usually small ones, that soon unite into a larger one.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A vessel; a duct.
- noun (Anat.) The excretory duct of a testicle; a spermatic duct.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as
blood ,lymph ,chyle , orsemen .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tube in which a body fluid circulates
Etymologies
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Examples
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"My name vas Solomon Rosenbum, vid the accent on der bum.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery Burt L. Standish 1905
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This should be a prime consideration if your partner is missing the part of his reproductive system known as the vas deferens, which can occur as a result of the CF gene.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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The semen passes through a tube called the vas deferens and out of the penis.
Chapter 5 1995
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Despite a professional doctor cutting into my testicles and severing the "vas" tubes (Google it), I am still quite capable of reproduction.
Crosscut Scott Johnston 2009
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"vas" than if it affects the manner of copulation in respect of other circumstances.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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Déjenme decirles a todos esos autobuseros, que según entiendo, esa es una de las intenciones, no vas a hacer una inversión millonaria en un tren para que la gente siga usando buses, no para nada, ni que fuéramos idiotas.
Global Voices in English » Costa Rica: Long awaited for Train in Inaugural Run 2009
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Bon alors next time in France tu vas va speaker fluently in french, yes??
Return From Imaginales Hal Duncan 2009
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Given enduring evangelical antagonism towards Mitt Romney and Gingrich's serious problems with God-fearing women voters, this final debate, which recognizes the influence of both Santorum and Paul, could make a vas deferens in who wins the candidacy.
Soraya Chemaly: Republican Candidates to Debate Whose Sperm Is Most Sacred Soraya Chemaly 2012
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Tu vas recommencer a chasser les papillons dans peu de temps.
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Si vas a demostrar tu hartazgo tienes también que mostrar compromiso como ciudadano.
Global Voices in English » Mexico: Null Ballots and Low Turnout Expected on Election Day 2009
rolig commented on the word vas
Slovene: "village" (fem., sg gen: vasí).
February 4, 2009