'Mullerian ducts' definitions:

Definition of 'Mullerian ducts'

From: GCIDE
  • Mullerian \M["u]l*le"ri*an\, prop. a. (Anat., Med.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes M["u]ller; as, Mullerian duct; Muellerian tumor; M["u]llerian capsule. [1913 Webster + PJC]
  • {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. [1913 Webster]