epididymis

[ ep-i-did-uh-mis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural ep·i·di·dym·i·des [ep-i-di-, dim, -i-deez, -, did, -, uh, -mi-].

an elongated organ on the posterior surface of a testis that stores sperm while they mature and constitutes the convoluted beginning of the vas deferens.

epididymis

/ ˌɛpɪˈdɪdɪmɪs /

anatomy a convoluted tube situated along the posterior margin of each testis, in which spermatozoa are stored and conveyed to the vas deferens

1600–10; < Greek epididymís; epi-, didymous

C17: from Greek epididumis, from epi- + didumos twin, testicle; see didymous

This epithelium is found lining parts of the respiratory passages, the vas deferens and the epididymis.

Its tubules unite with the seminiferous tubules, and also form the epididymis.

These two surgeons have restored function in six such cases by uniting the vas with the epididymis by Martin's operation.

The latter are stored in both ductus deferens and ductus epididymis.

The epididymis referred to above, consists of a mass of coiled tubes and blood vessels.

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