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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.