epididymis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, over”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin; testicle”).
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Noun[edit]
epididymis (plural epididymides or epididymises)
- (anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 332:
- Most men, I daresay, have never heard of their epididymis.
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Translations[edit]
tube
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See also[edit]
- epididymis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia