vas

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/ˈvæs//ˈvæz/

noun

A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.

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Meanings

vas1

nounvas (plural vasa)

plural vasa

  1. anatomyA vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.
  2. abbreviationellipsisspecificallyanatomyEllipsis of vas deferens.
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    The vesiculæ are bound down, or fixed, by the vesical fascia. They are about two inches long, and, at the broadest part, which is the middle, they are from five to seven-eighths of an inch broad. They are close by the outside of the vasa, and their extremities are two inches and a half distant, for they divaricate. At the gland they approach, but have the vasa deferentia interposed, so that they do not meet.

    1838, John Burns, The Principles of Surgery, Volume Second; Comprising the Surgical Anatomy of the Human Body, and Its Application to Injuries, and Operations, London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, page 421

Vas2

proper noun

VAs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of VA

VAS4

nounVAS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of vitamin A supplementation.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of virtual address space.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna tube in which a body fluid circulates

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tubetube-shaped structure
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvās“vessel”
  2. Englishvas

Borrowed from Latin vās (“vessel”) around 1645 through 1655. Doublet of vase.

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Translations

Hungarian Vas
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Polish Vas
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APA

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MLA

“vas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vas.

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