estructura vasiforme

Definitions of estructura vasiforme
  1. noun
    (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
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    caracol óseo, cóclea
    the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti
    vaso
    a tube in which a body fluid circulates
    trompa de Eustaquio
    either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
    vaso sanguíneo
    a vessel in which blood circulates
    oviducto, tubo uterino
    either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
    tráquea
    one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
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    estructura anatómica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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