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vas

Pronunciation: /ˈvæs/

The English word “vas” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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