noun
- Plural of oviduct; tubes in female animals through which eggs pass from the ovaries to the uterus or outside the body.
Usage: Anatomy; used in medical and biological contexts
Examples
- The oviducts are lined with cells that help move the egg toward the uterus.
- In birds, the oviducts produce the egg white and shell before the egg is laid.
- Blockage of the oviducts can prevent pregnancy in mammals.
- The oviducts connect the ovaries to the reproductive tract.
- During ovulation, the egg is released into the oviducts.