Wolffian
noun
1.
Christian von
[kris-tee-ahn fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), Baron. Also, Wolf. 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
2.
Kaspar Friedrich
[kahs-pahr free-drikh] /ˈkɑs pɑr ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1733–94, German anatomist and physiologist.
Wolffian Wolff·i·an or wolff·i·an (wul’fē-ən)
adj.
Relating to or described by Kaspar Friedrich Wolff.
Wolff (vôlf), Kaspar Friedrich. 1733-1794.
German anatomist noted for his pioneering work in embryology. His chief work, Theoria Generationis (1759), refuted the theory of preformation, which held that the embryo is a fully formed miniature adult.
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- Wolffian-body
noun, Embryology. 1. the mesonephros. Wolffian body /ˈvɒlfɪən/ noun 1. (embryol) another name for mesonephros wolffian body n. See mesonephros.
- Wolffian cyst
wolffian cyst n. A cyst arising from a mesonephric structure.
- Wolffian-duct
noun, (sometimes lowercase) Embryology. 1. a duct, draining the mesonephros of the embryo, that becomes the vas deferens in males and vestigial in females. wolffian duct n. A duct in the embryo draining the mesonephric tubules, becoming the vas deferens in the male and forming vestigial structures in the female. Also called mesonephric duct.
- Wolffian rest
wolffian rest n. Remnants of the wolffian duct in the female genital tract that give rise to cysts.
- Wolffian ridge
Wolffian ridge n. See urogenital ridge.