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1. (n.) epididymis
an oval structure at the upper surface of each testicle, consisting of tightly convoluted sperm ducts.
Etymology: (1600–10; < Gk epididymís; see epi -, didymous)
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1. (noun) epididymis
a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
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1. (noun) Epididymis
an oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle, composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of that organ
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1. Epididymis
The convoluted cordlike structure attached to the posterior of the TESTIS. Epididymis consists of the head (caput), the body (corpus), and the tail (cauda). A network of ducts leaving the testis joins into a common epididymal tubule proper which provides the transport, storage, and maturation of SPERMATOZOA.
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