The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mullerian ducts
Mullerian \M["u]l*le"ri*an\, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes M["u]ller.
M["u]llerian ducts (Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male.
M["u]llerian fibers (Anat.), the sustentacular or connective-tissue fibers which form the framework of the retina.
Usage examples of "mullerian ducts".
Embryos also start out bet-hedging with two sets of ducts, known as the Mullerian ducts and Wolffian ducts.
In the absence of testes, the Wolffian ducts atrophy, while the Mullerian ducts grow into a female fetus's uterus, fallopian tubes, and interior vagina.