mesonephric duct /-nef″rik/ [Gk, mesos + nephros, kidney; L, ducere, to lead] , (in embryology) a duct that in the male gives rise to the ducts of the reproductive system (ductus epididymidis, ductus deferens, seminal vesicle, ejaculatory duct). In the female it persists vestigially as Gartner’s duct. Also called wolffian duct.
