mesorchium
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mesorchium me·sor·chi·um (mə-zôr'kē-əm, -sôr'-)
n.

  1. A fold of tunica vaginalis testis in the fetus supporting the mesonephros and the developing testis.

  2. A fold of tunica vaginalis testis in the adult between the testis and epididymis.

me·sor'chi·al adj.

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