Meaning of EPIDIDYMIS
| Pronunciation: | | `epi'didumis
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[n] a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens |
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EPIDIDYMIS is a 10 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | ball, ballock, bollock, canal, channel, duct, egg, epithelial duct, nut, orchis, seminal duct, testicle, testis, vasa efferentia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ep`i*did"y*mis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` upon + ?
testicle.] (Anat.)
An oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle,
composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of
that organ. -- {Ep`i*did"y*mal}, a.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The tightly-coiled, thin-walled tube that conducts sperm from the testicles to the vas deferens. |
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