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epididymis
n.
(Anatomy) system of testicular tubules leading to the vas deferens
Epididymis
The
epididymis (; plural: epididymides or ) is a tube that connects a
testicle to a
vas deferens in the
male reproductive system. It is present in all male reptiles, birds, and mammals. It is a single, narrow, tightly-coiled tube (in adult humans, six to seven meters in length) connecting the
efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens.
epididymis
Noun
1. a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
(hypernym) duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
(part-holonym) seminal duct
(part-meronym) vasa efferentia
Epididymis
(n.)
An oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle, composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of that organ.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Epididymis
A structure within the scrotum attached to the backside of the testis. The epididymis is a coiled segment of the spermatic ducts that serves to store, mature and transport spermatozoa between the testis and the vas (the vas deferens).
Appendix epididymis
A small cystic projection from the surface of the epididymus which represents a remnant the embryologic mesonephros.
