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Definition of paradidymis - 2 dictionary results
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: para·did·y·mis
Pronunciation: -'did-&-m&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural para·did·y·mi·des /-&-m&-"dEz/
: a group of coiled tubules situated in front of the lower end of the spermatic cord above the enlargedupper extremity of the epididymis and considered to be a remnant of tubes of the mesonephros
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paradidymis par·a·did·y·mis (pār'ə-dĭd'ə-mĭs)
n.
A small body, sometimes attached to the front of the lower part of the spermatic cord, above the head of the epididymis, composed of the remnants of tubules of the mesonephros. Also called parepididymis.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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