duct of epididymis

duct of epididymis
ductus epididymidis.

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  • Epididymis — 1: Epididymis 2: Head of epididymis 3: Lobules of epididymis 4: Body of epididymis 5: Tail of epididymis 6: Duct of epididymis 7: Deferent duct (ductus deferens or vas deferens) …   Wikipedia

  • Epididymis — 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. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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). * * * An… …   Medical dictionary

  • duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule …   Medical dictionary

  • epididymis — noun (plural epididymides) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from epi + didymos testicle, twin, from dyo two more at two Date: 1610 a system of ductules emerging posteriorly from the testis that holds sperm during maturation and that forms a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • epididymis — [ˌɛpɪ dɪdɪmɪs] noun (plural epididymides ˌɛpɪdɪ dɪmɪdi:z) Anatomy a highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens. Derivatives epididymal adjective Origin C17: from Gk epididumis, from epi upon + didumos… …   English new terms dictionary

  • epididymis — /ɛpiˈdɪdəməs/ (say epee diduhmuhs) noun (plural epididymides /ɛpidəˈdɪmədiz/ (say epeeduh dimuhdeez)) an elongated organ situated on the posterior surface of a testis, in which the spermatozoa ripen; chiefly the convoluted beginning of the… …  

  • epididymis —   n. (pl. didymides ) convoluted duct at rear of testicle storing sperm …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • epididymis — n. (pl. epididymides) Anat. a convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens. Etymology: Gk epididumis (as EPI , didumoi testicles) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mesonephric duct — Urogenital sinus of female human embryo of eight and a half to nine weeks old …   Wikipedia

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