vas rectum

Meaning

Noun

One of a number of straight vas (tubes),

Related

Narrower meaning words

arteriola recta renis, venula recta renis

Origin

First attested in 1750; Latin: vās + rēctum (neuter nominative singular of rēctus, “straight”) = “straight vessel”.

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